Getting the goods part 2: Rosslare feels the effect of Brexit bounce

With a 100% year-on-year increase in the amount of freight trade moving directly between Ireland and continental Europe, Customs officials at Rosslare must be expert at spot checks on hauls 

Gardaí on a routine check of every vehicle at Rosslare Euro Port. Picture: Neil Michael

Staring straight at you as you get ready to drive off any one of a number of ferries entering Rosslare are two people who stand at each side of the vast gangway.

You’d hardly notice them, however, because they are quite far away.