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Revenue has apologised for “intermittent performances” with its import system.

Business Journalist At the end of a tough year for much of humanity, Irish and British people had one reason to have a joyous Christmas in 2020. News that an EU-UK trade deal had been struck on Christmas Eve meant they could finally stop hearing about the B word that dominated news day in, day out for the past five years or more - or at least until it had to share the headlines with a novel coronavirus. However, in some ways, Brexit has only just begun. The talking has pretty much ended, but ...

Incoming trade from Great Britain remains at ‘half the level of 2020’ PA 25 January 2021, 6:58 pm Incoming trade to Ireland from Great Britain remains at about half of the level seen at the same time last year, almost a month after Brexit, a Department of Transport official has said. Irish customs officials say they are “concerned” about the low levels of goods coming into the country, as hauliers and importers grapple with new customs red tape. Eddie Burke, from the Department of Trans...

Dublins Q102 By Kevin OMahony Buying on the web has “fundamentally changed” for people in this country. That’s due to the changes brought about by the UK’s departure from the EU. Now that the UK has left the single market and the customs union, online shoppers here are starting to see the knock-on effects. When going through UK sites, many of us are being hit with extra charges or big delays, while some items are unavailable altogether. Declan Huges f...

Mr Drennan said one IRHA member has had a trailer waiting to clear customs since 17 January because inspectors were “too busy” to process it. He said the delays were having an impact “across the board” on supplies of component parts, agriculture and fisheries as well as retail and parcel delivery. Hauliers are due to meet with the government later this week to try to overcome the difficulties. Revenue said on Monday that 79pc of imports are being cleared through customs at Dublin Port w...

SHARING OPTIONS: The number of ferry sailings between Ireland and EU ports has tripled since the start of 2021. The number of ferry sailings between Ireland and EU ports has tripled since the Brexit trade deal became a reality at the start of this year. Speaking at a multi-agency briefing at Dublin Port on Monday, Eddie Burke, a member of the Brexit unit at the Department of Transport, outlined the sharp increase in direct sailings from Ireland to ports i...

Class options for seniors are limited A look at local options for seniors as far as classes go is limited. Posted: Jan 19, 2021 6:14 PM Updated: Jan 19, 2021 6:30 PM Posted By: Gary Liberatore Utica, N.Y. - A new survey by the University of Michigan of over 2,000 adults between the ages of 50 and 80 shows that overall, 42% of the participants do not have access to online systems. That number increased to 45% for those over 65 and many seniors are hurting these days to do things like navigate t...

Lavatory and shower facilities are being provided for lorry drivers experiencing lengthy delays at Dublin Port due to Brexit red tape.New customs rules introduced as a result of the Brexit deal have

09.42 19 Jan 2021 Its been 3 weeks since Britain left the EU on December the 31st, but some Lorry Drivers are still having to wait 24 hours in their cabs to get through Customs at Dublin Port. 81% of goods are now being "Green Routed" when they arrive. Leaving 19% needing additional checks because they dont have the correct paperwork and failed to realise how complicated it would be. Because of Brexit stockpiling and Covid, freight is down 50% from this time last year . Henry McKean visited Dub...

Share this article Tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables have been ‘thrown away’ due to recent shipping and customs delays, hauliers say. The new post-Brexit regime has led to a range of new complications for goods being transported between Ireland and the UK. Truck drivers say they’ve experienced waits of up to three days in port such as Holyhead, as well as long delays here in Ireland. Meanwhile, many shelves remain empty in several supermarkets here due to the new challenges in transpo...