A report by 2026 Banking on Banks shows that 42 per cent of Irish people have less money to save each month, compared to the European average of 35 per cent.

It leaves F1 with a five-week void between the third round of the new season in Japan on March 29 and the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.

Around 40 to 50 per cent of fuel cost in Ireland is made up of taxes and levies

A crowd turned out for the demonstration in the capital on Saturday.