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First ferries arrive at Dublin Port under new trade rules as hauliers warn of mayhem at ports
The true effect of the post-Brexit rules are unlikely to bee seen for a number for weeks. By Press Association Friday 1 Jan 2021, 9:54 AM Jan 1st 2021, 9:54 AM 41,284 Views 36 Comments
The Irish Ferries Ulysses arrives at Dublin Port from Holyhead
Image: PA Images
Image: PA Images
THE FIRST FERRY has arrived at Dublin Port under new trade rules following the end of the Brexit transition period.
Irish Ferries’ ship Ulysses docked at 5.55am with about a dozen trucks on board, having travelled from Holyhead in Wales.
The project team overseeing the upgrade of one of the country’s busiest roads say they hope to avoid a re-run of the bitter battle that raged 25 years ago when the dual carriageway was routed through a nature reserve.
Route selection for the N11 upgrade in Co Wicklow has been whittled down to two options, one of which would further encroach on the protected Glen of the Downs.
Other options have been rejected, to the relief of residents in Delgany as two of the routes required new carriageways away from the existing road, skirting the village and bisecting the local golf course.
Ryanair seeks government sweetener to restore Cork Airport base
Airline warns it may not reopen Cork Airport base ahead of summer if it does not receive improved financial incentives
Ryanair has said improved cost incentives will be needed if it is to re-open its base at Cork Airport before next summer.
Wed, 23 Dec, 2020 - 06:30
Geoff Percival and Gordon Deegan
Ryanair has warned it may not reopen its base at Cork Airport ahead of next summer if it does not receive improved financial incentives to house planes there.
It said what has been offered already by the DAA is not enough and government action is needed.
People who arrived in Ireland from Britain since 8 December under enhanced surveillance
Dr Colm Henry said NPHET will “be looking at enhanced surveillance of these passengers coming in”. By Órla Ryan Wednesday 23 Dec 2020, 9:41 AM Dec 23rd 2020, 9:41 AM 60,255 Views 62 Comments
File photo of passengers at Dublin Airport
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Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
PEOPLE WHO HAVE travelled from Britain to Ireland since 8 December are likely to be under “enhanced surveillance” due to concerns over a new strain of Covid-19 that has been identified there.
Dr Colm Henry, the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer, said he is unsure of how many people who have come to Ireland from Britain in recent weeks have since tested positive for the virus.