The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has raised the issue of road tolls and their impact on the haulage industry following the intervention of Offaly TD, Carol Nolan. Independent TD Carol Nolan has highlighted figures showing that €23.7 million was collected at the Portlaoise toll plaza in 2025 alone, raising...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has welcomed the publication of Government fuel supports, acknowledging the constructive engagement that has taken place between the association and Government over the past two months. The IRHA said the supports represent an important step in recognising the pressures faced by hauliers, particularly in...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has said it will not be participating in a planned fuel protest, set to take place on Tuesday. In a statement issued at lunchtime on Monday the IRHA said: “We fully understand, empathise with, and share the frustration felt across the sector. Hauliers and...
The Irish Road Haulage Association is calling for toll-free travel on the M50 motorway in Dublin for all licensed hauliers. Speaking on the Roadway Ireland Podcast, IRHA President Ger Hyland, says the Association met with government officials before Christmas with a list of demands, to alleviate spiralling costs. “The number...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has accused government of a “damaging U-turn” claiming it had abandoned plans for substantive reform of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), despite committing to the changes following a high-level report last year. IRHA president Ger Hyland said the decision would result in more road...
The Irish Road Haulage Association has accused Dublin Port of announcing new ‘hidden tariffs’ on Irish goods coming into and out of Ireland, that will push up the price of food, fuel, construction materials. IRHA President, Ger Hyland, has slammed management at Dublin Port for imposing a range of new...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has accused the Road Safety Authority of presiding over a “road safety crisis” on the back on figures, which show there were almost 400,000 learner permit drivers driver on our roads at the end of September. New figures released from the Road Safety Authority...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has welcomed the reopening of Holyhead and has called on government to pay €30 million to keep the road haulage industry afloat.
...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.
...