This is the Irish border, 17:00:06, last Monday

[turbinetree]

The map above shows border crossings in real time over the busiest hour of an ordinary Monday, 26 August 2019. The currently invisible frontier is not an arcane footnote of the Brexit process but an everyday part of people's lives and livelihoods

Seán Clarke Daniel Levitt Pablo Gutiérrez

Mon 2 September 2019 12.00 BST

There are 72m road vehicle crossings a year between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra). There are also eight trains daily in either direction between Dublin and Belfast.

About 14% of those crossings are consignments of goods, some of which may cross the border several times before they reach a consumer. In border areas it is common for milk which is collected in Ireland to be pasteurised and packaged in Northern Ireland and then sent back over the border for sale in supermarkets.

Overall, 32% of Northern Ireland's exports to Ireland are classified as "food and live animals".

A no-deal Brexit would effectively end this trade. UK government advice says that "to transport animals, products of animal origin (POAO), fish, shellfish, crustaceans, germplasm or fishery products from the UK to the EU in the event of no deal, you’ll need to ensure the trade route for your goods allows for your consignment to be checked at a border inspection post (BIP) at the first EU country you enter for export."

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2019/sep/02/a-typical-hour-in-the-life-of-the-irish-border

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Odd - that Monday was *not* an ordinary one, it was a public holiday in Northern Ireland

The last Monday of August: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/bank-holidays

Very strange to set up a project to show the crossings, and then pick an unusual day. How much difference the holiday made I don't know, but it's easy to see it could make a difference.

[Myrddin]

3. 26th August was the Summer/August Bank Holiday

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/uk-bank-holidays-2019-what-days-off-get-how-many-easter-christmas-national-public-dates-a7533036.html

[OnDoutside]

5. It would make a difference, especially for business traffic.

[roamer65]

2. Northern Ireland will open talks with the Republic for unification if Scotland leaves the UK.

There will be no sense in staying in a dying UK versus a growing EU.

[Sherman A1]

6. One suspects

that would be the case and would be exactly what Putin would want in the end.

[Falcata]

7. You think the Protestants in NI

are going to vote to be ruled by the Catholics in the Republic? That is not going to happen.

[OnDoutside]

4. That's a bit off alright. It would be busier the following day.

Can I recommend https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017551938 ?