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IRHA Annual Conference on the horizon

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) Annual Conference is set to take place in Galway on 12-13th September. The Annual Conference will take place at the Galway Bay Hotel and Salthill Hotel, Galway across the weekend. HGVIreland.com has requested additional information from the Irish Road Haulage Association head office, and...

IRHA briefs Transport Minister on €40 million Northern Ireland levy

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has briefed Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien on a cross-border levey that has cost Irish hauliers €40 million in the past 12 months. Irish hauliers operating in Northern Ireland have to pay a £10 per day levy, which the IRHA has described as “inequitable and...

IRHA welcomes reopening of Holyhead port

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has welcomed the full reopening of Holyhead port following seven months of disruptions due to storm damage. Both berths at the Welsh port are now fully operational. However, former, IRHA President Eugene Drennan has expressed concerns at the scheduling of crossings, saying that haulage...

IRHA urges landowners to cut their hedgerows  

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is supporting a call on landowners to cut their hedgerows to ensure they are not causing a road safety hazard. The Road Safety Authority (RSA), the County and City Management Association (CCMA) and the IRHA have come together to call on landowners to cut...

IRHA highlights gridlock at Dublin Port Tunnel

The operators Dublin Port Tunnel are causing traffic gridlock and disrupting supply chains because of upgrade work at the tunnel, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has claimed.

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Budget did little to help hauliers says IRHA President

The budget has done little to help a haulage industry that is close to collapse amid a “perfect storm” of challenges, according to Ger Hynes, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association .

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IRHA highlights driver recruitment issue

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is calling on government to simplify the rules pertaining to recruiting drivers from abroad, as the driver shortage deepens across the country.

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Brexit challenges remain significant and enduring- IRHA claims

The changes brought about by Brexit on the movement of freight in and out of Ireland remain significant and enduring, according to the Irish Road Haulage Association.

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