Tag Archives: Rosslare Europort

By Dan Walsh Fourteen migrants, two children and 12 adults, who were discovered hidden in a refrigerated trailer on board a lorry arriving at Rosslare Europort in the early hours of Monday morning are reported to be “safe and well.” The lorry had arrived from France and the terminal building at the port was takenContinue reading “14 migrants in trailer at Rosslare Europort”

By Dan Walsh Rosslare Europort has announced two major milestones in the Co Wexford port’s progress towards becoming Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub. Port Authority Iarnród Éireann yesterday (Monday) made a formal application to the new Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) for Marine Area Consent (MAC). Additionally, it was announced that the contract forContinue reading “Major milestones at Rosslare Europort”

By Dan Walsh With the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner, Revenue officers seized approximately 5.5 kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of €385,000 at Rosslare Europort on Friday. The illicit drugs were discovered when a Polish-registered freight unit was stopped and searched, having arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk, France. A man inContinue reading “€389,000 cocaine and cash seized at Rosslare Europort”

By Dan Walsh Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., was in Rosslare Europort on Thursday to mark the commencement of works for the Terminal 7 and Enabling Works project that will see a new terminal built and a new Border Control Post set up. The Terminal 7Continue reading “€166m Border Control Post for Rosslare”

By Dan Walsh A €200m plus tender for significant upgrade works at Rosslare Europort has been approved by government. Cathaoirleach of the Rosslare Municipal District Cllr. Lisa McDonald has warmly welcomed the government’s agreement that will see major investment in Rosslare Europort.  These upgrade works are necessary to provide permanent Brexit infrastructure at Rosslare Europort to ensureContinue reading “€200m tender approved for Rosslare Europort”

By Dan Walsh ESB and Iarnród Éireann (Port Authority for Rosslare Europort) have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on the organisations’ respective development plans to support offshore wind projects in the Celtic and Irish Seas. “Rosslare Europort is excited to work with ESB whose vision for the potential of offshore renewableContinue reading “Offshore wind projects for Rosslare”

By Dan Walsh Two large passenger ferries had to take evasive action to avoid a collision near the entrance to the port of Rosslare Harbour on the morning of March 16th, 2022. Details have been published in a report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) of what was described as a “close quarter incident”Continue reading “Two ships in port ‘incident’ at Rosslare”