Irish Ferries

Irish Ferries owner ICG’s operating profit rises 7.4% in first half

Growth follows recent launch of Dover-Calais route and return of travel patterns towards pre-pandemic levels

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 15:45

Markets rise on rate cut hopes

Bank of England becomes latest to signal ease in borrowing charges

Thu May 09 2024 - 19:16

Irish Ferries owner reports recovery in container volumes in first quarter

Revenue at Irish Continental Group up 8.3% in first four months of 2024

Thu May 09 2024 - 09:01

Irish Ferries owner faces possible fight on chief executive bonus

Proxy adviser ISS urges shareholders to reject company’s remuneration report at forthcoming agm

Sun Apr 28 2024 - 06:00

Global stocks drop amid fears of higher interest rates for longer

Oil prices briefly rose above $89 a barrel for the first time since October, which led to falling stocks in the travel sector

Tue Apr 02 2024 - 18:40

Ferry bosses share €4.6m in share-based payments

Irish Continental Group chief executive Eamonn Rothwell receives €1m in share payments and another €1.5m in options at current values

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 15:30

First-half profits up 7% at Irish Ferries owner despite China slump

Weak Chinese demand led to a fall in container volumes, says Irish Continental Group

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 07:56

What will Dublin Airport operator do with all the houses it is buying?

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Fri May 12 2023 - 05:00

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

Wed Mar 29 2023 - 10:03

Markets mixed as investors mull US data

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

Thu Mar 09 2023 - 17:53

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

Thu Mar 09 2023 - 14:49

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

Sat Mar 04 2023 - 00:02

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

Sun Feb 12 2023 - 06:00

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’

Thu Dec 29 2022 - 18:07

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

Wed Nov 23 2022 - 07:29

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

Sat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00

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

Wed May 11 2022 - 08:57

Aid convoy functions as Noah’s Ark for pets

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

Mon May 09 2022 - 20:55

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

Banks and commodities stocks fall sharply

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 19:59

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

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 04:00

British legislative plans against P&O could impact Irish Ferries

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

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 05:05

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

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 18:41

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

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 11:54

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

Tech stocks keep the Nasdaq riding high

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 19:34

UK government faces emergency vote on P&O Ferries sackings

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

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 16:28

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

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 12:14

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

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 13:29

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

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 18:10

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%

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 19:09

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

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 10:58

‘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

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 19:02

European markets down as investors fret over Ukraine threat

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

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 19:46

ICG fends off accounting watchdog challenge over ferry values

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

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 19:30

European investors nervous on inflation fears

Car stocks suffer as regulators toughen emissions limits

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 19:17