Gardaí do not believe that the 39 people found dead in a container yesterday in the UK were trafficked through Ireland.

he shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex, in the south-east of England, is a salutary reminder of the dangers of all forms of human trafficking and recalls a similar tragedy in 2000 when the bodies of 58 young Chinese people were found in a container at Dover.

Financial "sweeteners" which could be offered to Dublin to pay for extra costs and infrastructure involved in carrying out customs checks between Ireland and the North in the event of a no-deal Brexit are of no interest to the Government with Tánaiste Simon Coveney insisting that the issue is "not about money."

Revenue officers have been granted a three-month cash detention order at Dublin District Court today.

Revenue officers have seized almost €150,000 worth of herbal cannabis in two separate operations this week. They also rescued a puppy during another search at Dublin Port.

Ciarán Cuffe has put his success in the European Elections down to the "young vote."

Almost 50,000 counterfeit cigarettes have been seized in the past week.

In total, more than 4,000 cigarettes and 450 litres of alcohol were taken by officers.

“My favourite player when I was growing up was Niall Quinn so me first-born son I decided to call Niall, after Niall Quinn.”

Niall Quinn’s new blueprint for Irish football is in the process of being drafted.

An independent local councillor in Wexford claims that there is “a lot of smoke and mirrors” around the decision by Irish Ferries to halt its service from Rosslare.

Brexit will have an enormous negative impact on the Irish marine industry, with four out of five firms bracing for disruption, delays, compliance, and additional costs, a report has found.

Calls are growing for additional funding to be given to Irish ports to improve connectivity to continental Europe following Brexit.

Cash, beer and cigarettes have been seized in two separate Revenue searches yesterday.

Alcohol and cigarettes worth almost €7,000 have been seized at two locations over the weekend.

The haul is believed to be worth more than €100,000.

A new cruise ferry named after W.B. Yeats has been launched in Germany.

Dublin Port Company's full year trading figures for 2017 show that cargo volumes hit record levels for the third year in a row.

Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) has said its €315m investment in two new ferries will equip it for further growth and is a sign of confidence in the Irish Sea and French passenger markets.

Alcohol, cigarettes and tobacco thought to be worth almost €5,000 have been seized at Dublin Port.

Irish Ferries has published details of the new sailings schedule it will introduce following the arrival in mid-2018 of its new 55,000 tonnes cruise ferry W. B. Yeats.

Cigarettes and alcohol worth €6,700 have been seized at Dublin Port.

Gardaí and revenue officers have seized over 370g of cannabis thought to be worth €2.4m at Dublin Port.

A former law lecturer who went on the run from court in England before a jury found him guilty of downloading indecent images of children has been sentenced in his absence.

Irish Ferries has asked the public to name its new ferry, with the promise of free travel for life for the winner of the competition.

A performance of Messiah, 275 years after the famous oratorio made its debut in this country, will be one of the highlights of Kilkenny Arts Festival, writes Cathy Desmond.

25,000 litres of laundered fuel have been seized at Dublin Port.

Update 10.17am: Welsh police say missing Molly Owens has been returned home safe from Ireland.

A retired Garda has said that a body buried unidentified in Wales 32 years ago may be his father.

Seamus Coleman has not set himself any targets for a possible return following the injury that looks likely to keep him out for the remainder of the Republic of Ireland’s qualifiers for next year’s World Cup in Russia.

More than 86 litres of alcohol and 1,600 cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port this morning.

Trading between Midleton and Middlesex is as easy as trading between Cork and Cobh. The only barrier is physical geography. We can no longer take this for granted.

Revenue officers at Dublin Port have seized 786 litres of wine after they stopped and searched a Transit van.

There is further disruption to some ferry services on the Irish Sea as a weather warning remains in place.

Be prepared, is the warning for all coastal counties as a status-orange weather alert today could bring winds of up to 75km per hour and gusts up to 120k/h on high ground.

Ferry sailings tomorrow from the UK have been cancelled and flights from three London airports were hit by delays after fog shrouded the UK capital this morning.

A law lecturer who took a ferry to Ireland after an Ipswich jury convicted him of possessing child porn, has lost his latest legal challenge.

Update: 11.50am 87 Stena passengers have finally landed at Fishguard in Wales, after 26 hours at sea.

A brain injury sustained by a former League of Ireland footballer when he fell from a speeding train 30 years ago was a contributory factor in his recent death, an inquest has heard.

A former League of Ireland footballer who survived a fall from a speeding train died thirty years later, an inquest has heard. 

* It could be one of the ultimate spooky experiences of this Halloween when two evenings of tours take place in the 800-year-old Hook Lighthouse.

Revenue officers have seized 445 litres of alcohol and 2,680 cigarettes at Dublin Port.