IRHA blast city centre ban

Irish Road Haulage Association spokesman Jimmy Quinn has blasted Dublin City Council’s decision to ban all large trucks from the city centre.

The IRHA have threatened to sue the local authority as they feel it will put unnecessary expense on their trips to and from the capital, as they will have to use the Port Tunnel when it opens in November.
“We can’t have a situation that a bunch of part-time politicians, which is what the councillors are, dictating policy that will interfere with the import and export business of the country,” said Quinn.

“The council is a stakeholder in the docks and by forcing us to use the East Link they are forcing us to use a tolled road that they are stakeholders in – There are elements of fairness there that have to be questioned.”