‘Brits are suffering but for us it’s boom time’: how Brexit boosted French and Irish ports

The cheapest way from Ireland to Europe used to be via Dover. But now Cherbourg and Rosslare are thriving

Rain or shine, Colm Lambert likes to sit on a bench overlooking Rosslare port on the south-eastern tip of Ireland and watch the new freight ships and passenger ferries sailing in from the Irish Sea.

They're coming in from France, Spain, Belgium, Holland - it's great to see," he said. Brexit has made an awful difference to here. Boris Johnson did Rosslare a favour."