‘More European routes needed’ for Irish ports

© Juan Antonio Barros Moreno

For those not involved in the trade sit can sometimes be surprising how much Ireland-continental Europe cargo – 60%, in case you didn’t know – is transported via what is known as the UK landbridge – on trucks using the ferry services out of both the Republic and Northern Ireland. But as with a host of other things, Brexit seems poised to throw the proverbial spanner in the works with the possible introduction of new border and customs controls that ...