According to Ireland’s hauliers, the scrapping of a cap on the number of work permits for lorry drivers from outside Europe will do nothing to plug a huge shortage of drivers.

Issues in haulage are one of a number of reasons why there have been issues in the transport of goods, with retailers being one of the sectors affected.

Eugene Drennan, president of the Irish Road Haulage Association & Rebecca Harrison, who is the owner of Fishers in Newtown Mount Kennedy joined Kieran to discuss...

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