Fuel supplies in Castletroy, Limerick, are recovering from the week-long shortage, with petrol stations receiving new deliveries.
However, motorists have been warned not to expect to see fuel prices fall at forecourts immediately.
The fuel shortage occurred following the five-day protest of farmers and hauliers last week, where motorways and fuel depots were blocked by tractors and lorries.
This comes after the announcement of a fuel package by the government on Sunday night, where excise duty was reduced by ten cents for petrol and diesel.
An Inver petrol station employee said that the situation has “definitely improved” compared to last week, and multiple fuel deliveries have been received since then.
“This is our second fuel delivery today, so it’s starting to go back to normal,” he said, adding, “Yesterday, when the fuel arrived, people felt like Christmas.
“People were all excited, and their moods significantly improved, so it’s definitely better than it was last week”.
The station ran out of both petrol and diesel during periods of last week’s protest, despite best efforts to stock up.
Customers are slowly beginning to relax, but the tension is still palpable. One Limerick customer who works as a nurse in Ennis, was extremely relieved to be able to fill up his car again.
“I am currently working as a nurse, and I couldn’t get to duty last Tuesday because of the blockade on the motorway, which resulted in me being late for work,” he explained.
“As for getting fuel, I was getting pretty low, and obviously, it was vital for me to have fuel to get to work because I commute from Limerick to Ennis, so it was a bit of a tricky situation”.
Paul Lee, who was also filling up his car at another Castletroy filling station, recalled how he was impacted by the traffic jams and road blockages.
“A half-hour journey took an hour and ten minutes. Some of the people I worked with who live in Killarney, who are only 30 minutes from here, were taking two hours and 20 minutes”.
28-year-old Christian Rosenberg, who is studying journalism at the University of Limerick regularly commutes to Ennis.
He hopes the price of fuel drops, saying, “being stuck in Ennis for like two hours because of the protests was not ideal.”
While petrol stations are beginning to receive more regular deliveries, it remains uncertain when customers will see any reduction in fuel prices at their filling stations.
Garda intervention has seen the protest cleared, with negotiations between protesters and the government coming to a head in the last few days.