Irish Ferries owner held back by Brexit uncertainty

The owner of Irish Ferries, Irish Continental Group, says the on-off threat of the UK crashing out of the EU has weighed on its business across the Irish Sea and that uncertainty continues.

In a trading update, the company said revenues so far this year for its operations, which include its ferries and container and terminals in Dublin and Belfast, were nonetheless up 10% from the same period in 2018.