Ireland to bypass post-Brexit Britain with more direct sea routes to Europe

Ireland to bypass post-Brexit Britain with more direct sea routes to Europe

More ferries are to sail directly from Ireland to the European mainland in a move to circumvent the traditional trade route over mainland England and Wales.The British exit from the EU means that trucks passing through Irish ports will now have to undergo unpopular, lengthy and bureaucratic checks, particularly in the areas of agriculture, food and plants.At Dublin's port — the main entry and exit point for haulage companies moving product to and from Ireland to the European mainland and beyond — checks are returning for the first time since 1992 on cargo travelling across the Irish SeaBut 200 kilometres away from the Irish capital, the port in Rosslare is gearing up for major changes to prepare for increased haulage traffic.€100 million is being spent on new approach roads, car parks and infrastructure, while one Danish ferry operator is launching a new service of six sailings per week from Rosslare to Dunkirk in France.“Consignments coming in from the UK will be subject to two types of checks,” said Hazel Sheridan from the Irish Department of Agriculture.She told Euronews: “All consignments will be subject to customs checks and then certain categories of consignments will be subject to what we call sanitary