Irish Ferries
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
Irish Ferries owner faces possible fight on chief executive bonus
Proxy adviser ISS urges shareholders to reject company’s remuneration report at forthcoming agm
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
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
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
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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
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