Irish Ferries News
Irish Ferries Chartered Cruiseferry Oscar Wilde Underway on Voyage from Estonia to Ireland
13th May 2023 Irish Ferries
Irish Continental Group (ICG) newly chartered cruiseferry, the Star recently renamed Oscar Wilde for Irish Ferries service, transited the Strait of Dover last night on its delivery voyage from Estonia to Ireland, writes Jehan Ashmore. The cruiseferry which had operated…
Owners of Irish Ferries Calls for Brexit Easements on Freight Using UK-Ireland Routes
11th May 2023 Irish Ferries
The Irish Continental Group (ICG) which is the parent company and owner of Irish Ferries has called for ‘green lanes’ for freight on UK-Ireland routes, for goods destined for Northern Ireland. On Thursday, ICG used a trading update in regards…
Irish Ferries is pleased to announce the addition of a new cruise ferry to its fleet with the introduction of the ship to be renamed Oscar Wilde. Originally the cruiseferry called the Star served in the Baltic Sea and was…
Irish Continental Group (ICG) Chief Paid €2.9m as Ferry Group Defends Chair’s 19-year Tenure
30th March 2023 Irish Ferries
The pay package of Irish Continental Group’s chief executive, Eamonn Rothwell has jumped almost 250 per cent to €2.9 million last year, as the parent company of Irish Ferries, operating Ireland-UK routes and between Ireland and France, returned to profit…
Return of 'Inisheer' to Dover-Calais, Brings Irish Ferries to Full-Strength Service in Advance of Easter
29th March 2023 Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries third introduced Dover-Calais route ferry, Isle of Inisheer has finally returned to service following a longer than expected dry-docking at the Harland & Wolff Group's Belfast shipyard, writes Jehan Ashmore Now that a three-ship service is back in…
Irish Continental Group, Owner of Irish Ferries Returns to Profit in 2022
9th March 2023 Irish Ferries
The Irish Continental Group (ICG) which is the parent company of Irish Ferries, has posted a return to profit last year as the Group's annual revenues jumped. ICG have reported €66.7m in profits for the year to the end of…
Dublin Swift Prepares for Fast Ferry Sailings to Holyhead While Disruption Continues at Dover-Calais
6th March 2023 Irish Ferries
Afloat tracked Irish Ferries high-speed craft (HSC) Dublin Swift to Holyhead on Friday, having departed last month from Belfast Harbour on the repositioning voyage to north Wales, writes Jehan Ashmore. The HSC which had been at Harland & Wolff for…
Dublin based operator, Irish Ferries has confirmed that one of its UK-France service ferries had encountered difficulties yesterday (3 March) evening following a small fire that broke out on board at 5.30pm. The ferry company in a statement said the…
Personnel Express Concern for Future of Irish Ferries’ Rosslare-Pembroke Dock Route
1st February 2023 Irish Ferries
Personnel working for Irish Ferries Rosslare-Pembroke Dock route have expressed growing concerns as rumours circulate that the company is to pull out of the Wexford ferryport and abandon the Ireland-Wales service. The ferry division of the Irish Continental Group (ICG) has…
Irish Ferries Owner ICG Sees Revenues Rise Almost 80% as Covid Curbs Dropped
24th November 2022 Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries parent company Irish Continental Group (ICG), has reported a big jump in revenues as travel restrictions from Covid eased compared to the same time last year. ICG said its group revenues in the trading period 10 months prior…
Irish Continental Group which owns Irish Ferries, has reported a surge in revenues and profits for the six month to the end of June as it saw a gradual return towards pre-Covid travel patterns after the disruption of the last…
Bus Éireann Restarts Eurolines Coach & Irish Ferries Services of Dublin-Birmingham/London
8th July 2022 Irish Ferries
Irish public transport operator, Bus Éireann announced the return of the Expressway Eurolines coach and Irish Ferries service linking Dublin with Birmingham and London when the first service reopened yesterday. According to Expressway-facebook, fares for the combined coach and ferry…
The owner of Irish Ferries, the Irish Continental Group said it has been forced to pass on increased costs to consumers in the form of higher prices. In a trading update (see also) the ferry operator reported an 80 per…
Irish Ferries parent company the Irish Continental Group has reported an increase in revenue for the first four months of the year. In a trading statement, the group provides comparisons to the same period last year as well as to…
Irish Ferries Chartered Blue Star 1 Completes Maiden Dublin-Cherbourg Crossings While W.B. Yeats Is Off Service
5th May 2022 Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries chartered-in Blue Star 1 this morning completed a maiden Dublin-Cherbourg round trip, as the main Ireland-France route cruiseferry, W.B. Yeats is off service while at H&W Belfast, writes Jehan Ashmore. As reported only in mid-March, W.B.Yeats was previously…
Irish Ferries Rosslare -Pembroke Dock ferry route is currently suspended. On the operator's sailing updates webpage, the Ireland-Wales route has a warning update. It reads: "Irish Ferries regrets to advise that the 8.45 Rosslare to Pembroke Blue Star 1 sailing…