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Wednesday 2 December 2020
“We have cut the Gordian knot of the complex challenge to open up Dublin Port to Dubliners,” Dublin Port’s CEO said
The puppies were found in a box in the back of a van.
Both shipments originated from Germany.
The cigarettes were concealed behind air conditioning fan fittings that were headed for an address in Dublin.
Officers made the discovery when they searched an unaccompanied trailer that originated from Belgium.
The smuggled cigarettes have an estimated value of over €4.1 million.
The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in a refrigerated shipping container, declared as transporting frozen food.
The dogs are now in the care of the DSPCA.
The new cannabis is arriving through Dublin Port from the UK.
The P&O-owned vessel in Dublin – the Norbank – was fully loaded and ready to depart when the incident unfolded in Liverpool.
They were discovered in a shipping container with the assistance of detector dog Kelly.
Martin also hit out against Fine Gael’s Phil Hogan, who is now the EU’s chief trade negotiator.
His co-accused stripped off when he made landfall on the city quays and was arrested naked, a court heard.
Doyle Shipping Group is accused of breaking health and safety laws following the death of a father-of-two after a workplace accident at Dublin Port.
At Dublin Port, alone, €87 million worth has been seized since 2016.
The dogs were seized by Revenue over the weekend.
The man was arrested for an offence in this jurisdiction.
A decision on the consultation with An Bord Pleanála is due by 28 February next year.
The cigarettes have a retail value of a retail value of over €240,000.
The Fin whale was spotted in Dublin port on Wednesday.
The Taoiseach said he’s not anticipating any breakthroughs during tomorrow’s meeting with the UK PM.
The puppies were found concealed among furniture in a van.
The trade union, Siptu has called for improved protection for dock workers.
A traffic management group has been set up for Dublin Port to deal with possible delays in the area caused by inspections.
The drugs were discovered when officers stopped and searched a shipment which arrived from Almería, Spain.
The seizures were made as part of two separate operations in the last week.
The seizure was made by Revenue officials on Thursday.
The alcohol, worth a quarter of a million euro to the Exchequer, was discovered in a trailer that had originated from Poland.
The drugs were found concealed in a consignment said to contain flat pack tables.
The four dogs were not microchipped and did not have the proper documentation.
The new ferry can hold 1800 passengers and will see passages to Holyhead in Wales and Cherbourg in France.
Irish Ferries yesterday said it is “unlikely” to have a ferry service between Rosslare and France in 2019.
The transport service is recommending people travel from Dublin instead.
The drugs were seized at Dublin Port in August 2015 as part of a joint operation involving the Revenue and the Gardai.
Officers made the discovery when they stopped and searched a foreign registered bus and a van.
“Don’t let Halloween be more frightening this year than it should be,” an Irish safety watchdog warned.
Testing of new staff was rolled out in 2013 without union agreement.
The MV Shingle was seized in June 2014, when a shipment of over 32 million cigarettes and 4,000kg of tobacco was found on board.
The 25,700 litres of alcohol were seized from a foreign-registered truck entering the country on a ferry from Holyhead in Wales yesterday.
The detection was made in a container which arrived on a ferry from Europe.
IT’S THE FIRST of December, which means the beginning of Christmas month.
But today’s date is also a bit more significant than in other years, because it marks the end of Level 5 restrictions that have been in place across the country for the last six weeks.
From today, retailers, hairdressers, gyms, cinemas, museums and libraries can re-open to the public.
Some shops are even making up for lost time by opening through the night tonight, and there have been reports of overnight queues outside a few retailers ahead of their re-opening today.
For the day that’s in it, we’re wondering: Do you plan on going to a non-essential shop today?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Dublin-based GP Mark Murphy illustrates where the failings are in how we fund our healthcare system.
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