Irish Ferries was an Irish ferry operator. The company operates on the Dublin Port (North Wall)–Holyhead route, and from Rosslare Europort to Roscoff, Cherbourg, and Pembroke.
The company's flagship, the Ulysses, is the Irish Sea's largest car ferry and when launched was the world's largest car ferry in terms of car-carrying capacity, though not in tonnage. Other ships in the fleet include the Isle of Inishmore, Oscar Wilde and the fast ferry Jonathan Swift (aka Dublin Swift). The company also charters out a vessel, the Kaitaki to Interisland Line. The company used to charter the Pride of Bilbao, but sold it to St Peter Line in 2010.
Irish Ferries is part of the Irish Continental Group (ICG) which trades on the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. ICG also own the Eucon container line who operate a number of vessels on routes between Ireland and the continent.
Read more about Irish Ferries: History, New Vessel For French Service, Controversy, Fleet
Famous quotes containing the word irish:
“The difference of the English and Irish character is nowhere more plainly discerned than in their respective kitchens. With the former, this apartment is probably the cleanest, and certainly the most orderly, in the house.... An Irish kitchen ... is usually a temple dedicated to the goddess of disorder; and, too often, joined with her, is the potent deity of dirt.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)