Irish Ferries

ICG chief paid €2.9m as ferry group defends chair’s 19-year tenure

Some 23% of shareholders voted against the re-election of chairman John B McGuckian, who was on the board for 35 years

Markets mixed as investors mull US data

Softer jobless claims figures on Thursday set the stage for Friday’s monthly jobs report

Irish Ferries owner ICG puts pandemic behind it with €67m profit

Revenues at the group surged 75% in 2022 as its ferries division recovered from the Covid crisis

Lifeboats deployed from UK and France after fire on board Irish ferry in the English Channel

Full investigation expected to be launched when boat docks in Calais

Flight-free travel: How to get to the UK and Europe by ferry

No-fly holidays speak to the trend of ‘slow travel’ – taking time to enjoy the journey as well as breathe in the destination

US stocks move higher despite surge in China’s Covid cases

Iseq flat at close of business on what was described by traders as a ‘very dull day’

Irish Ferries owner sees revenue surge 62% compared with pre-Covid period

Irish Continental Group introduced the new Dover-Calais service in June 2021 and enjoyed a bounce from lifting of travel restrictions

Fifteen years after battle for ICG came to naught, investors eye an endgame

Ferry giant’s biggest shareholder Eamonn Rothwell is 67; speculation is growing that looking to monetise his life’s work may be part of his plan

Irish Ferries forced to raise fares in wake of increasing costs

ICG reports 80% rise in revenue to €161m for first four months of 2022

Aid convoy functions as Noah’s Ark for pets

Refugees arrive with beloved animals, including 11 cats, 10 dogs and a guinea pig

Worries over China’s economy and US interest rates keep markets subdued

Banks and commodities stocks fall sharply

Eamon Ryan will support UK move to force minimum wage on ferries

Department of Transport considering British measures in response to P&O mass sacking

British legislative plans against P&O could impact Irish Ferries

UK transport secretary proposes new law to ensure minimum wage for ferry crews

European stocks inch up as investors assess bond moves

AIB and Bank of Ireland both end session up 2 per cent at €1.98 and €5.80

P&O debacle is product of race-to-bottom capitalism which we all secretly sponsor

Company’s behaviour is reprehensible but it was merely following well-worn industry path

Ukraine uncertainty keeps a lid on European shares but US markets rebound

Tech stocks keep the Nasdaq riding high

UK government faces emergency vote on P&O Ferries sackings

Sixty Irish workers among the 800 summarily dismissed by Dubai-owned shipping group

Sacking of 800 workers by P&O Ferries is ‘appalling’ says Varadkar

Tánaiste compares the ferry operator’s behaviour to that of Irish Ferries in 2005

Union says 60 Irish employees among the 800 crew sacked by P&O Ferries

Sailings on the Liverpool to Dublin route resume after suspension on Thursday

European stocks almost recover losses made since Russia invaded Ukraine

Iseq overall index advances 0.6% in very thin St Patrick’s Day trading in Dublin

European shares drop as ECB accelerates stimulus exit

Iseq overall index ends session down 1.4% as pan-European Stoxx 600 declines by 1.7%

ICG sees cars on Irish Ferries soar 400% after solid 2021

Revenues last year rose by 21% to €334.5m as number of cars carried increased to 203,600

‘An example of huge generosity’: Large aid convoy departs Dublin for Ukraine

Aid from Ireland sees about 25 trucks depart from the capital carrying 500 tonnes of aid

European markets down as investors fret over Ukraine threat

Iseq drops 1.6% on Monday as banks and travel stocks drag it down

ICG fends off accounting watchdog challenge over ferry values

Concern over lack of impairment charges as ferries left idle during pandemic shutdown

European investors nervous on inflation fears

Car stocks suffer as regulators toughen emissions limits

Manchán Magan: The train to Spain to visit wildlife plains

Exploring Europe’s richest wildlife area, Doñana National Park, via boat and train

End of border test restrictions spells better times ahead for the travel industry

Test requirements end in Ireland and England this week

Markets lifted by investor optimism and US jobs data

Tech boom leads Wall Street indices to record highs

FTSE 100 hits 22-month high as wider European stocks dip

Iseq All-Share Index rises 0.9% to 8,444.96 to reach highest level in more than six weeks

Surprise UK interest rate rise drives bank shares

Central banks in Frankfurt and US committed to ending stimulus

Travel stocks lead European markets lower amid heightened Omicron fears

Cautious approach spurred by impending policy decisions by central banks

Omicron vaccine gloom weighs on markets

Comments from Moderna’s chief about vaccine efficacy against variant spook investors

ICG to have three ferries on Dover-Calais route after fresh purchase

Irish Ferries owner has prioritised route between England and France

Markets buoyant as investors in Europe and US show renewed appetite for risk

Pillar banks drive Iseq into positive territory but fuel price increases hit travel stocks

Irish Ferries faces compensation bill for delayed sailings

Court of Justice of the European Union says passengers entitled to payment

Travel stocks lead slide as Europe removes US from safe travel list

European markets fall but August still closes out a record winning streak

‘Jesus, it was relaxing to forget the hoo-hah’: Irish people on their holidays abroad in 2021

‘I was apprehensive about travel but I am reassured it is doable if you take precautions’

Why Covid-19 saw a rise in Iseq CEOs’ average pay

Median CEO compensation package falls almost 36 per cent to €1.2 million however

‘There is no room for error’: Six months after Brexit, companies are still adjusting

Limited direct EU ferry sailings and higher costs push exporters through Britain again

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands