Major spike in duty-free sales on ships since Brexit

"It is a significant increase compared not to last year because obviously we were still in lockdown but compared to 2019," said a spokesperson. 

A Stena Line ship carrying haulage containers based at Dublin Port. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Sales of tax-free cigarettes and alcohol on board ships crossing the Irish Sea have quadrupled since Brexit.

That's according to Stena Line, which has opened up bigger shops on its ferries to Holyhead and Fishguard to benefit