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#FerryFortnight – National Ferry Fortnight, the annual campaign to promote ferry travel, gets under way today and runs to 29 March.

During the campaign there are special offers from twelve ferry operator members of National Ferry Fortnight. Almost half of them operate services on the Irish Sea, they are: Irish Ferries, Isle of Man Steam Packet Co, P&O Ferries and Stena Line. As well to Ireland-France services also operated by Irish Ferries.

So this is the best time to book a special offer to take the family on a ferry break. All the offers are available from the other ferry members operators that serve in the English Channel (including the Isle of Wight and Channel Islands), the North Sea, and Scottish Isles.

The operators are Brittany Ferries (also to Spain), Condor Ferries, CalMac, DFDS Seaways, Myferrylink, NorthLink Ferries, Red Funnel, and Wightlink.

To celebrate this year's National Ferry Fortnight there are special deals available, but hurry, as they have to be booked before 29 March and are subject to availability. For more visit: www.discoverferries.com.

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Irish Lighthouses

Irish Lights is a maritime organisation delivering essential 24/7 safety and navigation services around the coast of Ireland 365 days. Its focus is reliable and cost-effective services which protect people, property and the marine environment, and support marine industry and coastal communities.

Irish Lights is responsible for providing marine aids to navigation under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention. This remit includes: providing and maintaining over 300 general aids to navigation, managing about 4,000 local aids to navigation and marking or removing dangerous wrecks outside harbour areas around Ireland. Irish Lights also provides contract commercial services for ship charter, buoy and marine data services and supports tourism and heritage activities.

Emergency Response: If you notice any aid to navigation is not functioning correctly please contact our 24-hour emergency number 01 280 1996

Great Lighthouses of Ireland

St John's Point, Co Donegal 
Fanad Head, Co Donegal
Rathlin West Light, Co Antrim
Blackhead, Co Antrim
St John’s Point, Co Down
Wicklow Head, Co Wicklow
The Great Light and Titanic Walkway, Belfast
Hook, Co Wexford
Ballycotton, Co Cork
Galley Head, Co Cork
Valentia Island, Co Kerry
Loop Head, Co Clare
Clare Island, Co Mayo
Fastnet Rock Boat Tours