Irish freight firms on alert as migrants flee ‘jungle camp’

Irish freight operators have been warned to be on their guard as migrants move out of the so-called ‘jungle camp’ in Calais and try to get out of France via other ports.

The warning has been issued by the Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTAI) following two recent incidents where migrant stowaways managed to get into Ireland.

Last Saturday nine Kurdish stowaways were discovered on an Irish truck returning from Cherbourg, and on Monday gardaí found a further four Afghans in a container which had also arrived from the same French port.