Video Brian McDaid.
Fuel crisis blockaders took up positions near the Pluck roundabout at the end of the dual carriageway outside Letterkenny this evening.
Traffic around the area came to a virtual standstill as Donegal joined the fifth day of the ongoing standoff with the powers that be.
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Commercial vehicles including tractors, lorries, buses, vans and cars took part.
Announcements were made by Government departments later on this evening that a package of support is to be finalised tomorrow for some sectors affected by the crisis.
Details of the overall package are not known, but it will include a fuel support scheme to assist farmers, contractors and hauliers by direct payments.