Cork Port is expected to take advantage of a lack of space in Dublin Port for large cruise ships when Brexit forces authorities in the capital to handle increased amounts of freight and cargo.

The Irish shipping industry has seen a marked increase in business as companies bypass British ports amid Brexit fears, the head of Dublin Port has said.

Bosses say it's a temporary move, and that by 2026 it will create room for even more passengers.

The CEO of Dublin Port has defended the company’s proposal to limit cruise liner traffic because of capacity issues.

The seized cigarettes originated in Belarus.

A decision by Dublin Port to curtail the use of its facilities by cruise ships and to axe turnarounds for liners in future years because of Brexit has been deemed a “massive blow” to tourism nationwide.

Aidan Flynn, general manager of the association says that Brexit will be the “number one issue” on the agenda.

Revenue officers seized 98,000 cigarettes, more than 4kgs of tobacco and 2,950 litres of alcohol in Dublin Port on Friday.

Over 12,000 cigarettes and over 2,200 litres of alcohol have been discovered at Dublin Port in three separate operations this week.

11kgs of the drugs were found concealed in a consignment said to contain “flat pack tables”, which had arrived into the Port.

Four dogs have been seized as part of a joint operation between Revenue’s Customs service and the DSPCA at Dublin Port in the last week, it has been announced.

The British Irish Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the Government's contingency plans for Brexit but has urged the UK to pull back from the brink of trade chaos.

Revenue officers have seized cannabis worth over €1.3 million at Dublin Port.

Over eight million cigarettes worth almost €4m have been seized at Dublin Port.

A man who was travelling from the UK was stopped and questioned in routine operations.

Two people have been arrested after heroin worth an estimated €2.1m was seized at Dublin Airport yesterday.

Dublin Port is stepping up customs check procedures in preparation for Brexit.

The Dublin Port Company has said it will be fully prepared for a hard, or ‘no deal’, Brexit by next March to guard the country’s main port from the effects of the UK crashing out of the EU without any agreed trade deal in place.

Four puppies were seized at Dublin Port this afternoon.

25,700 litres of beer with a retail value of more than €165,000 have been seized at Dublin Port.

A puppy has been seized at Dublin Port this afternoon, as it did not have a pet passport.

Beer worth over €100,000 has been seized at Dublin Port.

More than €3m worth of drugs were seized at Dublin Port this morning.

A puppy has been seized by revenue officers at Dublin Port.

Revenue officers have seized 7.9 million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port.

Revenue have seized contraband alcohol, medicines and tobacco products at Dublin Port.

A man is recovering after a sudden, uncontrolled release of gas near Dublin Port.

Five puppies and more than €50,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco have been seized by Revenue Officers in two separate searches.

Alcohol and cigarettes worth almost €8,000 have been seized at Dublin Port.

Revenue officers seized €17,250 when they stopped and searched a van that arrived at Dublin Port on Sunday morning.

Revenue officers have seized over 660 litres of smuggled wine, at Dublin Port.

Take one giant ship and a politician facing choppy waters and it was inevitable that yesterday’s fine weather would be clouded by the looming icebergs of Brexit, the Eighth Amendment referendum, and a certain gossiping minister looming ominously into view.

Revenue officers have seized more than €6,000 worth of smuggled alcohol in three searches at Dublin Port.

More than 300 litres of smuggled alcohol was seized by Revenue officers at Dublin Port this morning.

A 55-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with a major drugs seizure in Dublin.

A man is due in court today, charged in connection with a major drugs seizure in Dublin Port.

Gardaí have charged a 55-year-old man who was arrested yesterday after a significant quantity of controlled drugs were seized at Dublin Port.

Dublin Port said it has avoided the worst of the potential fallout this year from Brexit even though its rate of expansion is down to the slowest pace for four years, despite a booming economy.

Five puppies and five dogs have been seized today at Dublin Port.

Enterprise Ireland has said export growth to the UK last year slowed to just 2% from 12% in 2015.

The vans involved were searched as a result of routine profiling

Dublin Port expects to see average yearly trade volume growth of over 3% for the next two-and-a-half decades.

Dublin Port said it is taking on so much business that it will need to expand, setting aside fears that Brexit would severely disrupt its trade.

A van containing around 54 puppies that was about to depart for England was intercepted at Dublin Port recently, it has emerged.