A businessman, identified as Ivor Sweeney, is fined €1,500 after climbing onto the roof of an oil tanker during a fuel protest at the Whitegate Refinery. Court heard that the protest involves a blockade at the site and that Sweeney spent more than an hour atop the tanker. According to testimony reported by one outlet, Sweeney said he climbed onto the tanker because “negotiations had broken down with the Government in Dublin.” The court case focuses on his role during the protest and the circumstances of his actions while the blockade was ongoing. While both reports align on the fine amount and the overall sequence of events—climbing onto the tanker and remaining there for over an hour—details about the specific charges, the outcome of negotiations, or the broader extent of the blockade are not elaborated in the available summaries. The reports state that the matter proceeds through the courts and results in the €1,500 penalty.