IRELAND MUST PREPARE FOR HARD BREXIT SAYS EU COMMISSIONER PHIL HOGAN – 13th of June 2018

IRELAND MUST PREPARE FOR HARD BREXIT SAYS EU COMMISSIONER PHIL HOGAN – 13th of June 2018

June 13, 2018

At the IRHA Rosslare Europort conference on Brexit (from left to right) – Avril Doyle, former MEP, EU Commissioner Phil Hogan and Verona Murphy, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association

EU Commissioner Phil Hogan said that Ireland must prepare for a scenario where the UK leaves the EU without agreement next March, meaning a hard Brexit.

Speaking on Monday at a ...

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IRHA Criticises Unnecessary Use of Inflammatory Language by Irish Rail – 8th of September 2016

IRHA Criticises Unnecessary Use of Inflammatory Language by Irish Rail – 8th of September 2016

September 08, 2016

The Irish Road Haulage Association has today, 8th of September, reiterated its criticism of the use of derogatory wording by Irish Rail following a bridge strike in Dublin by a HGV last weekend.

While Irish Rail have claimed that their ‘dumb truckers’ campaign seeks to raise awareness of bridge strikes, the IRHA firmly believes that such an approach does nothing more ...

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IRHA Calls for Urgent Meeting with Transport Minister to Discuss Loss of Productivity Within Haulage Sector – 6th of July 2016

IRHA Calls for Urgent Meeting with Transport Minister to Discuss Loss of Productivity Within Haulage Sector – 6th of July 2016

July 06, 2016

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has today, 6th of July, called for an urgent meeting with the Minister for Transport Shane Ross TD to discuss the impact of a weight reduction on articulated vehicles that the Minister failed to recently renew.

For in excess of twelve years, the road haulage sector in Ireland has been permitted to ...

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Maximum vehicle weight to change on July 1st – 1st of July 2016

Maximum vehicle weight to change on July 1st – 1st of July 2016

July 01, 2016

The Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport wishes to remind road users that from the 1st of July 2016, the maximum national regulatory weight laden limit for articulated vehicle combinations comprising of a two axle tractor unit towing a three axle semi-trailer on Irish roads will revert to a 40 tonne maximum weight limit.

European Union Directive 96/53/EC setting the maximum authorised ...

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IRHA Calls Time on Requirement of Haulage Industry to Act as Border Agents – 21st of April 2016

IRHA Calls Time on Requirement of Haulage Industry to Act as Border Agents – 21st of April 2016

April 21, 2016

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has today, 21st of April, called for urgent intervention by Government to prevent Irish haulage operators going out of business due to the tsunami of fines being levied on Irish operators by UK Border Force when transiting the Channel Crossing of Calais to Dover.

The migration crisis via the Calais – Dover ...

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IRU questions Belgian toll readiness – Brussels 31 March 2016

IRU questions Belgian toll readiness – Brussels 31 March 2016

March 31, 2016

IRU questions readiness for new tolling system following widespread reports of delays in equipment delivery, technical problems and poor customer support.

Brussels - Following an increasing number of complaints from transport operators and IRU member associations from various EU Member States over the last few days, IRU questions if Belgium is ready for the entry into force of its new heavy ...

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MERCEDES-BENZ TO SPONSOR IRHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE – 31st of March 2016

MERCEDES-BENZ TO SPONSOR IRHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE – 31st of March 2016

March 31, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been confirmed as the ‘Main Truck Sponsor’ for the forthcoming Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) AGM and annual conference which will take place in Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford on the 15th and 16th of April next.

Coupled with a manned trade stand in the hotel lobby and a static vehicle display at the ‘Marquee on the Quay’, Mercedes-Benz will ...

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IRHA’s 43rd AGM & Conference Scheduled to Transform Wexford Town – 29th of March 2016

IRHA’s 43rd AGM & Conference Scheduled to Transform Wexford Town – 29th of March 2016

March 29, 2016

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), Irelands representative body for licensed road haulage operators, is scheduled to host its AGM and annual conference in Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford on the 15th and 16th of April. This year the AGM will take place in the home county of the current President Ms Verona Murphy, who is looking forward to welcoming members and sponsors ...

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IRHA Supports Challenge by UK HGV Driver to Migrant Crisis in Calais – 25th of February 2016

IRHA Supports Challenge by UK HGV Driver to Migrant Crisis in Calais – 25th of February 2016

February 25, 2016

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has today, 25th of February, pledged its full support for the action that the driver of a HGV operator in the UK is taking after receiving a £10,000 fine for detection of five refugees in his trailer.

The driver in question has been involved in the haulage industry for 42 years and ...

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IRHA to Hold Emergency Meeting with Minister Donohoe on Migrant Crisis – 11th of December 2015

IRHA to Hold Emergency Meeting with Minister Donohoe on Migrant Crisis – 11th of December 2015

December 11, 2015

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting with Minister Donohoe and his department officials next Monday morning, the 14th of December, to make representations following ever increasing pressure on Irish road haulage operators from migrants seeking to illegally board their vehicles when transiting the Port of Calais en-route to the UK.

While ...

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