Editing Rosslare Europort (section)

{{Short description|Port in Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, Ireland}}
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'''Rosslare Europort''' ({{langx|ga|Europort Ros Láir}}) is a modern [[seaport]] located at [[Rosslare Harbour]] in [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], near the southeasternmost point of [[Ireland|the island of Ireland]].  The port is the primary Irish port serving the European Continent with 36 direct services to the Continent weekly.<ref>[https://afloat.ie/blogs/tom-macsweeney/item/49710-rosslare-breathes-maritime-atmosphere-will-have-36-ferry-services-next-month "Rosslare Port Breathes Maritime Atmosphere & Will Have 36 Ferry Services Next Month"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323012136/https://afloat.ie/blogs/tom-macsweeney/item/49710-rosslare-breathes-maritime-atmosphere-will-have-36-ferry-services-next-month |date=23 March 2021 }} www.Afloat.ie 21 March 2021</ref>  It handles passenger and freight [[ferry|ferries]] to and from [[Cherbourg]], [[Dunkirk]], [[St Malo]] and [[Roscoff]], in [[France]], [[Bilbao]] in [[Spain]] and [[Fishguard]] and [[Pembroke Dock]] in the [[United Kingdom]].  Since July 2022, a new freight route between Rosslare and [[Zeebrugge]], [[Belgium]] was introduced by [[Finnlines]] ([[Grimaldi Group]]) for a twice weekly ro-ro service between the two ports.

As a result of [[Brexit]], the port is expanding rapidly, providing new or increased direct sailings with extra capacity from Ireland to mainland Europe.<ref name="rte.ie">[https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1210/1183666-stena-line/ Stena Line adding extra vessel between Ireland and France] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210203058/https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1210/1183666-stena-line/ |date=10 December 2020 }} www.rte.ie, 10 December 2020.</ref>  The direct routes between Ireland and the continent allow freight transport firms to bypass the [[UK]] land bridge, in case there is severe congestion at British ports.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55423267 Brexit: The Irish port of Rosslare is hoping to benefit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227020209/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55423267 |date=27 December 2020 }}  www.bbc.com, 26 December 2020.</ref>

The port, formerly called Rosslare Harbour, is operated by [[Iarnród Éireann]], Ireland's national railway operator.  Wexford politicians [[Verona Murphy]] and [[James Browne (Fianna Fáil politician)|James Browne]]  maintain that if Rosslare is to take advantage of its new market opportunities and undergo radical expansion to handle container traffic, this will require large-scale investment.<ref name="BBC">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55423267 Brexit: The Irish port of Rosslare is hoping to benefit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227020209/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55423267 |date=27 December 2020 }} www.bbc.com, 26 December 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/port-business-boost-means-investment-urgently-needed-in-rosslare-murphy/ "Port business boost means investment ‘urgently needed in Rosslare’ – Murphy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125201358/https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/port-business-boost-means-investment-urgently-needed-in-rosslare-murphy/ |date=25 January 2021 }} www.agriland.ie 11 December 2020</ref><ref name="independent.ie">[https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/confusion-over-ownership-may-have-hit-investment-in-rosslare-says-td-37784328.html "Confusion over ownership may have hit investment in Rosslare, says TD"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213133759/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/confusion-over-ownership-may-have-hit-investment-in-rosslare-says-td-37784328.html |date=13 February 2021 }} www.independent.ie 9 February 2019</ref>

Rosslare Europort has direct sailings into Cherbourg, Dunkirk, St Malo/Roscoff and Bilbao ports.<ref name="rte.ie"/><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Henley |first1=Jon |last2=Carroll |first2=Rory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/25/ports-france-ireland-brexit-cherbourg-rosslare |title='Brits are suffering but for us it's boom time': how Brexit boosted French and Irish ports |website=theguardian.com |date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref>  As a result of new routes or increased frequency and capacity on existing routes, there are 36 direct services (freight and passenger) to and from Rosslare to continental Europe weekly, a six-fold increase on the 3 weekly sailings to mainland Europe in 2019.<ref>[https://fleet.ie/new-extra-stena-line-cherbourg-sailings-make-rosslare-irelands-leading-port-connecting-industry-to-europe/ New extra Stena Line Cherbourg sailings make Rosslare Ireland's leading port connecting industry to Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211115148/https://fleet.ie/new-extra-stena-line-cherbourg-sailings-make-rosslare-irelands-leading-port-connecting-industry-to-europe/ |date=11 December 2020 }} www.fleet.ie</ref><ref>[https://www.rosslareeuroport.ie/en-IE/news/DFDS-add-4th-vessel-to-Rosslare-to-Dunkirk DFDS introduced fourth ferry from Rosslare to Dunkirk] Europort News 4 March 2021</ref> {{citation needed span|date=October 2021|text=The Dunkirk route is a key selling point as it is three hours from [[Paris]] and just 20 minutes from the [[Belgium|Belgian]] border. According to Glenn Carr, Europort General Manager, the Dunkirk route is quicker than using the British landbridge taking account of the paperwork and customs checks caused by Brexit.}}