Irish Examiner view: We need to secure vital travel links

The importance of sea links that allow us bypass Britain's landbridge have been highlighted by the ban on passengers or freight from the UK

Freight traffic parked up on the M20 in Kent near to Folkestone services whilst the Port of Dover remained closed after France has closed its border with the UK over fears of the mutant strain of coronavirus Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA

It’s over 50 years since The Ludlows had a hit with 'The Sea Around Us', which included the line “thank God we’re surrounded by water”.

The song survived for many years as a sing-song staple but, like the comparative innocence of those days, it has passed to that place where old ballads go to fall silent until events make them relevant once again. We may have reached that point.