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Wednesday 4 October 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# Holyhead

All time
# Investigation
Post-mortem to be carried out on 39 bodies in Essex trailer tragedy
Irish company Global Trailer Rentals Ltd said it was ‘shellshocked’ by the news.
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Oct 25th 2019, 7:14 AM
# Essex
Minister says Irish trucking firm registration needs 'tightening up' in light of Essex incident
The vehicle involved is owned by an Irish company, but registered in Bulgaria.
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Oct 24th 2019, 5:08 PM
# people smuggling
Essex container tragedy: Police believe lorry and container entered UK separately
39 people were found dead this morning in a lorry container that entered the UK.
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Oct 23rd 2019, 8:45 PM
# booze
€165,000 in smuggled beer seized at Dublin Port
The 25,700 litres of alcohol were seized from a foreign-registered truck entering the country on a ferry from Holyhead in Wales yesterday.
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Sep 27th 2018, 10:47 PM
# on hold
Irish Ferries cancels some Dublin-Holyhead sailings until next week due to technical fault
All passengers affected will be accommodated on an alternative ship or sailing, the company said.
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Jun 26th 2018, 7:42 PM
# plastic menace
Storm Emma brings polystyrene from Holyhead marina to Greystones beaches
The polystyrene is from pontoons which broke up during gale-force winds.
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Apr 14th 2018, 4:00 PM
# Sold
The famous Jonathan Swift ferry that runs from Dublin to Holyhead is being sold
Irish Continental Group is offloading the vessel for over €15m.
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Jan 30th 2018, 12:35 PM
# molly owens
Missing five-year-old returns to Wales from Ireland as father surrenders to police
Brian Owens failed to appear at a court hearing last week.
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Aug 1st 2017, 10:33 AM
# molly owens
Welsh police think a missing five-year-old girl is with her father and is now in Ireland
Brian Owens failed to appear at a court hearing last week.
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Jul 31st 2017, 3:16 PM
# Birmingham
'Key witness' sought after Irishwoman killed in UK train collision
British police said they are not treating the death as suspicious.
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Feb 11th 2017, 9:00 AM
# the last ride
Stena Line has cancelled its Holyhead summer route
The number of passengers had fallen from 1,719,853 in 1998 to 141,652 last year.
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Feb 4th 2015, 1:37 PM
# Missing
Missing Essex man found safe and well in Ireland
Gardaí said that Alex Saidian was seen leaving on a ferry from Holyhead in Wales to Dublin.
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Jan 13th 2014, 9:30 PM
# orange alert
Stormwatch: Travel disruption as ferry services cancelled but flights coping well
A number of Irish Sea crossings have been hit by the storm conditions.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 9:43 AM
# Cash
Holly the Revenue's dog sniffs out thousands in cash at Dublin Port
Revenue were granted an order to keep the cash for three months in order to investigate further.
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Jun 25th 2013, 5:52 PM
# Seized
Revenue seizes cash from man attempting to board ferry in Dublin
A man in his 30s was attempting to board a ferry to Holyhead while carrying €45,000 in cash.
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Jun 2nd 2013, 5:51 PM
# Rainy Day
Flights and ferry crossings impacted by bad weather
The runway at George Best Belfast City Airport is currently closed, while Irish Ferries have had to cancel their Jonathan Swift fast craft sailings.
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Mar 22nd 2013, 7:52 AM
# Missing
Search for missing sailors called off
Five men remain missing in the Irish Sea following the sinking of their cargo vessel on Sunday. The Welsh coastguard has said there is little hope of them being found alive.
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Nov 29th 2011, 8:05 AM
# Search and Rescue
Body found after ship sinks in Irish sea, five still missing
It is understood the cargo vessel started taking on water after its hull cracked in bad weather. Two men were rescued overnight.
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Nov 27th 2011, 12:50 PM