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Belfast-Dublin M1 road border control

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  • 18-11-2010 10:53pm
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    jackie.du
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,not sure if this is the best place to ask this question, but consider many of you must be in trip to north every second week.

    I have a very important supplier (He's NON EU) is planing to visit our company in Dublin and catch a plane back at Dublin Airport on the second day, he'll land in belfast Intl airport ,currently he's only holding a UK Visa. we'll need to drive the company car up to the north to pick him up from there.


    the question is..... have any of you ever see a border check on the A1/M1 motorway when entering the republic from north of the border when cops can pull him out to get the documents checked? if that's been the case, I have ask him to change his flight asap.

    appreciate your input on this.


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    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,683 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    No, theres is no checking. You travel on the one motorway while crossing the border.


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    10green bottles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭10green bottles


    delly wrote: »
    No, theres is no checking. You travel on the one motorway while crossing the border.
    No permanant one but any amount of mobile patrols north and south.


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    king li
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    There is a Gardai red van that is normally parked at the old weigh bridge on the dundalk side of motor way just passed the carrickdale side. It normally just stops the public transport for illegal immigrants trying to pass the border. Cant see them stopping a private car unless they had a tip off or major watch going on the person or car.


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    gipi
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    Thinking on a tangent here....am I correct in reading that the person is flying back via Dublin airport? Will there be a difficulty with his visa documentation at Dublin, since he shouldn't be in Ireland in the first place?


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    Dingatron
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    A buddy of mine lived in Newry for a while but commuted to Dublin on the bus. I was surprised when he told me he'd been stopped a few times on the border.


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    Wolfe Tone
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    No checking at all usually. Stay on the motorway.

    If there is a major security alert you may be stopped. Highly unlikely though.


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    The Guvnor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭The Guvnor


    As said highly unlikely.
    Nowadays an alert usually means a detour!


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    Mylow
    Registered Users Posts: 802 ✭✭✭Mylow


    gipi wrote: »
    Thinking on a tangent here....am I correct in reading that the person is flying back via Dublin airport? Will there be a difficulty with his visa documentation at Dublin, since he shouldn't be in Ireland in the first place?

    I was thinking the same thing.

    There used to be a Blue Fiat people carrier (Ulysses??) used by immigration as well, they would stop the buses around Dundalk South exit. Was told the Fiat has gone as it spent more time off the road.


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