Migrant Crisis in Port of Calais will have a knock on effect for Irish Road Haulage Association.
The Irish Road Haulage Association says the migrant crisis at the Port of Calais is set to have knock on effects for the industry.
The comments come as President of the IRHA Verona Murphy travelled to Calais and has made fresh calls for the Irish government and other EU member states to intervene.
She described the scene as a 'jungle' and says there are migrants walking along the road 3 or 4 kilometres either side of Calais.
Ministers are considering closing the Channel Tunnel at night after a migrant was arrested after walking 31 miles of it.
The IRHA say the safety of their members is paramount but that drivers are being targeted by migrants with batons, irons bars and broken bottles in desperate attempts to get to the UK.
Speaking to RedFM News from Calais, Verona Murphy says the problem is impacting other areas of the sector:
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