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Sunday 2 April 2023 Dublin: 8°C

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# high strength cannabis
Gardaí believe 'incredibly potent' cannabis on Irish streets due to shortages caused by Covid-19
The new cannabis is arriving through Dublin Port from the UK.
# Dublin Port
Bid to reroute ferries in Dublin amid row between P&O and Port of Liverpool
The P&O-owned vessel in Dublin – the Norbank – was fully loaded and ready to depart when the incident unfolded in Liverpool.
# Revenue
Over 10 million cigarettes worth €6 million seized at Dublin Port
They were discovered in a shipping container with the assistance of detector dog Kelly.
# ge2020
'Pathetic': Fine Gael are getting up early in the morning for a Brexit photo-op and Micheál's not impressed
Martin also hit out against Fine Gael’s Phil Hogan, who is now the EU’s chief trade negotiator.
# Dublin Port
Yacht captain who had 'God-given right' to be on Liffey found guilty of being drunk while sailing erratically
His co-accused stripped off when he made landfall on the city quays and was arrested naked, a court heard.
# District Court
Shipping company faces charges over father-of-two's death at Dublin Port
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.
# Caught
Over €100 million of smuggled contraband has been seized at Irish airports and ports since 2016
At Dublin Port, alone, €87 million worth has been seized since 2016.
# Dublin Port
DSPCA investigating after 12 greyhounds found in back of van going to Spain
The dogs were seized by Revenue over the weekend.
# Dublin Port
Gardaí arrest man wanted for questioning in connection with 39 Essex deaths
The man was arrested for an offence in this jurisdiction.
# An Bord Pleanála
OPW Brexit Unit begins consultation for Dublin Port inspection bays
A decision on the consultation with An Bord Pleanála is due by 28 February next year.
# Dublin Port
More than 400,000 cigarettes and cannabis worth €21,000 seized by Revenue
The cigarettes have a retail value of a retail value of over €240,000.
# Fin Whale
Whale spotted in River Liffey found dead near Dublin Port
The Fin whale was spotted in Dublin port on Wednesday.
# Deal or no deal
Taoiseach says meeting with Johnson chance to see if there's any common ground
The Taoiseach said he’s not anticipating any breakthroughs during tomorrow’s meeting with the UK PM.
# Puppies
Six Cocker Spaniel puppies seized by DSPCA and Revenue at Dublin Port last night
The puppies were found concealed among furniture in a van.
# nicky collier
Son appeals for truckers to pay tribute to his father killed in Dublin Port accident
The trade union, Siptu has called for improved protection for dock workers.
# Traffic Jam
Contingency plans to deal with potential traffic chaos around Dublin Port will be in place by October
A traffic management group has been set up for Dublin Port to deal with possible delays in the area caused by inspections.
# Revenue
Detector dog Robbie helps seize €500,000 worth of herbal cannabis at Dublin Port
The drugs were discovered when officers stopped and searched a shipment which arrived from Almería, Spain.
# Smuggled
165 litres of alcohol and almost 48,000 cigarettes seized by Revenue
The seizures were made as part of two separate operations in the last week.
# Seizure
Revenue seizes one million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port
The seizure was made by Revenue officials on Thursday.
# Revenue
Over 10,200 litres of smuggled whiskey seized in Dublin Port
The alcohol, worth a quarter of a million euro to the Exchequer, was discovered in a trailer that had originated from Poland.
# collared
Detector dog James helps seize €220k worth of cannabis at Dublin Port
The drugs were found concealed in a consignment said to contain flat pack tables.
# Revenue
Foxhound and 3 lurchers seized at Dublin Port
The four dogs were not microchipped and did not have the proper documentation.
# cruising
€144 million WB Yeats cruise ferry sails into Dublin Port
The new ferry can hold 1800 passengers and will see passages to Holyhead in Wales and Cherbourg in France.
# Irish Ferries
'I'm going to ask them to reverse it': Ross 'deeply regrets' Irish Ferries' Rosslare-France announcement
Irish Ferries yesterday said it is “unlikely” to have a ferry service between Rosslare and France in 2019.
# Dublin Port
Irish Ferries 'unlikely' to have Rosslare-France service next year
The transport service is recommending people travel from Dublin instead.
# Courts
Trucker who brought nearly €300,000 worth of cocaine into Dublin Port jailed for eight and a half years
The drugs were seized at Dublin Port in August 2015 as part of a joint operation involving the Revenue and the Gardai.
# Shadow economy
1,400 litres of wine, 76 litres of spirits and 7,780 cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
Officers made the discovery when they stopped and searched a foreign registered bus and a van.
# flammable
700 Halloween items seized at Dublin Port last year for not meeting EU safety standards
“Don’t let Halloween be more frightening this year than it should be,” an Irish safety watchdog warned.
# Labour Court
Dublin Port's move to introduce random drug testing for veteran staff slapped down
Testing of new staff was rolled out in 2013 without union agreement.
# mv shingle
Ship seized over tobacco smuggling has cost State €410,000 because Revenue can't dispose of it
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.
# 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.
# Revenue
Revenue seizes suspected cocaine and MDMA worth estimated €3m at Dublin Port
The detection was made in a container which arrived on a ferry from Europe.
# stubbed out
Over 8 million cigarettes valued at €4.5 million seized at Dublin Port
They represented a loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3.6 million.
Dublin Port is already scaling up its operations to prepare for a hard Brexit
As the Brexit backstop will not apply to Ireland’s ports, work is underway to add new custom checks and new infrastructure.
# Dublin Port
Detector dog Meg helps find €480,000 worth of cannabis
Revenue officers seized 24kg of the drug “as a result of routine profiling” at Dublin Port.
# Good dog
Revenue dog Flynn assists as cash, alcohol and cigarettes seized at ports
Cash worth €17,000 and beer and cigarettes worth €2,700 were seized yesterday.
# Dublin Port
'It's illegal and they'll be seized': DSPCA condemns transport of puppies without passports to UK
Revenue officers seized five puppies at Dublin Port yesterday.
# Health and Safety
Man dies suddenly in workplace incident at Dublin Port
Gardaí are investigating the death of the man.
# Revenue
German Shepherd puppies seized at Dublin Port
The dogs were not microchipped, and the man transporting them did not have pet passports.
# Trade
World's largest roll-on/roll-off vessel christened at Dublin Port
Celine is going to carry cargo between Dublin, the Netherlands and Belgium and is seen as major coup for Ireland.