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Ongoing works at Meevagh Pier and future plans discussed on recent visit

Ongoing works at the pontoon project at Meevagh Pier were discussed at a recent meeting between Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal, Charlie McConalogue and the Coastguard at Meevagh. The Meevagh Boatyard team, working on the ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

P&O Ferries boss should be jailed over sacking of workers, says unions chief

The chief executive of P&O Ferries should be “behind bars” after sacking 800 seafarers, a trade union president has said. Peter Hebblethwaite replaced the workers with cheaper staff in order to protect the company, he said. However, Pat Rafferty, ...

25 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Northern Ireland

Zero-emission commuter ferry service to run between Belfast and Bangor

A zero-emission ferry service is set to start running between Bangor and Belfast. Condor Ferries has joined the Belfast Maritime Consortium with plans to operate “the world’s most advanced zero-emission commuter ferry service”. The service, set ...

12 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Demonstrations planned after 800 P&O Ferries workers sacked and replaced

A series of demonstrations will be held on Friday against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the move, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million following the slump in travel because of the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Services suspended for days and protests expected against P&O Ferries

Services were suspended and a series of demonstrations were expected to take place against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the mass dismissal, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million ...

18 Mar 2022 at 06:55

Fears of major job losses as P&O Ferries suspends sailings for several days

P&O Ferries has suspended sailings “for the next few days” amid speculation it is preparing to sack hundreds of workers. The ferry operator said in an internal statement it will make “a major announcement” which will “secure the long-term ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Holyrood committee calls for ‘urgent’ P&O update

The convener of a Holyrood committee has called for an “urgent update” from P&O Ferries after 800 staff were sacked by video message. The decision was announced on Thursday, with the seafarers to be replaced by cheaper agency staff. ...

18 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Sturgeon condemns P&O’s ‘appalling’ decision to sack 800 staff

Nicola Sturgeon has condemned ferry operator P&O’s decision to sack 800 seafarers and replace them with cheaper agency workers after claiming it is “not a viable business” in its current state. The firm, bought by Dubai-based ...

17 Mar 2022 at 16:55

P&O Ferries boss to appear before Holyrood committee

The chief executive of P&O Ferries is to appear before a Scottish Parliament committee. Tuesday’s appearance comes after the company announced earlier this month that it would be sacking 800 seafarers and replacing them with ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Prime Minister says it appears P&O ‘broke the law’ over sackings

The Prime Minister said it appears to him that P&O Ferries has “broken the law” over the controversial sacking of 800 workers. He told the Commons that the Government will be “taking action”, and encouraged workers to do ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was warned about a “new low-cost competitor” which could present “challenges” to P&O Ferries, in a meeting with the boss of the firm’s parent company last year. Newly-released minutes of ...

25 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Ireland

P&O must change course or reputation will take ‘massive hit’, minister warns

The reputation and commercial viability of P&O will take a “massive hit” if the ferry company does not change course after the sacking of 800 workers, Stormont’s economy minister has warned. Gordon Lyons, whose ...

21 Mar 2022 at 15:55

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