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October 12, 2018
Irish Ferries Dublin to Holyhead fast-craft DUBLIN SWIFT is to visit Larne before possibly spending her winter lay-over at Belfast.
September 17, 2018
The new vessel still has no date for entering service. Meanwhile operator’s ‘annus horribilis’ continues with an unusual amount of cancellations and delays.
July 13, 2018
According to the Belfast Harbour Booking system, Irish Ferries' flagship ULYSSES is currently planned to leave dry dock in Belfast next week, however this is subject to change.
July 9, 2018
Irish Ferries flagship Ulysses is to be out of service much longer than initially thought, with the vessel now not expected to leave Belfast for up to another 2 weeks.
July 6, 2018
Irish Ferries' Dublin to Holyhead flagship ULYSSES departure from dry-dock at H&W Belfast has been delayed. Meanwhile EPSILON's weekend sailing between Dublin and Cherbourg has been cancelled as a direct result.
June 28, 2018
Irish Ferries' current flagship, the 2001-built ULYSSES, is to enter Belfast Dry Dock THIS EVENING for what is understood to be the replacement of one of her propeller shafts.  As reported earlier this week, the 50,938gt vessel arrived in Belfast Lough on Tuesday night to anchor off Bangor.
June 26, 2018
Irish Ferries'Â 50,938gt flagship ULYSSES is currently en-route to Belfast for dry docking following technical problems over the past few days which have severely restricted her sailing speed.
June 12, 2018
Irish Ferries announced earlier today that they have cancelled all sailings to France this year operated by their new ferry W.B. YEATS. Meanwhile, despite Irish Ferries stating that they expect the new vessel to be in service in September, it appears they are no longer taking any bookings for her specifically.
April 28, 2018
The longest serving fast-craft on the Irish Sea, JONATHAN SWIFT, left Dublin for the last time earlier today renamed CECILIA PAYNE. She is replaced by the slightly larger Austal AutoExpress DUBLIN SWIFT (ex WESTPAC EXPRESS) which was recently converted from military use over a 3-month period at Harland & Wolff.
April 14, 2018
DUBLIN SWIFT (the former WESTPAC EXPRESS) left Belfast yesterday afternoon (13/04/18) for Dublin. Â This follows the completion of a 3-month long refit and conversion to civilian use at Harland & Wolff. Â
April 4, 2018
Royal Caribbean Cruise subsidiary Azamara Club Cruises'Â AZAMARA PURSUIT arrived at Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard earlier today, ahead of a 'world-first' refurbishment to be undertaken by Newry based MJM Group. Irish Ferries' fast-craft DUBLIN SWIFT has now left dry-dock, with departure currently expected...
March 29, 2018
The conversion and refurbishment of Irish Ferries' DUBLIN SWIFT continues at Harland & Wolff, with the Austal AutoExpress Catamaran currently scheduled to leave Belfast Dry Dock this coming Tuesday. However it is expected this will only be to return to the Ship Repair Quay were for work to continue.