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Irish Ferries route map. Since June 2021, Dover-Calais has also been operated. Irish Ferries is an Irish ferry and transport company that operates passenger and freight services on routes between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, including Dublin Port–Holyhead; Rosslare Europort to Pembroke as well as Dublin Port-Cherbourg in France.
Rosslare Europort's strategic importance to Ireland for freight transport has increased following Brexit as it offers direct routes from Ireland to continental Europe, offering an alternative to using the UK "landbridge" (a ferry from Ireland to Great Britain, then a drive through Great Britain to an English port before sailing on to the European mainland). [5]
The village of Rosslare Harbour (Irish: Calafort Ros Láir), [2] also known as Ballygerry, grew up to serve the needs of the harbour of the same name (now called Rosslare Europort), first developed in 1906 by the Great Western Railway and the Great Southern and Western Railway to accommodate steamferry traffic between Great Britain and Ireland. [3]
Almost 200 years of a Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire passenger ferry service ended in 2014 when Stena consolidated all its services on Dublin Port. [5] The port does accommodate passenger cruise ships although larger vessels are required to moor outside of the harbour and be serviced by tender. [5] [6] [7]
Location map of Dublin name Dublin border coordinates 53.478037415226 -6.5359230371056 ... Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -6.5359230371056
A Masterplan 2040 was published by the Dublin Port Company in 2012 setting out a plan to improve capacity at the Port and a commitment not to expand the Port into Dublin Bay. [12] Prior to the Masterplan, over 40 years, the Dublin Port authorities had been exploring a controversial proposal to in-fill 21 hectares (52 acres) of Dublin Bay.
Location of the Irish Sea From the pier at Dún Laoghaire a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland Dublin Bay Brittas Bay. The Irish Sea [a] is a 46,007 km 2 (17,763 sq mi) body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.
The ferry terminal is the headquarters of Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), which runs a passenger ferries to Dunoon and Kilcreggan from the pier. The vehicle linkspan and foot passenger steps are sited at the end of Platform 1, about 340 metres (1,120 ft) from the railway station entrance, at the end of its access road leading from Tarbert Street.