A Brittany Ferries customer has accused the company of “screwing over” customers who will incur extra expense as a result of its decision to cancel sailings from Cork to France and Spain this weekend.

Some 5,000 ferry passengers are facing disruption over the next two weekends following confirmation that several Brittany Ferries’ sailings from Cork and the UK to France and Spain have been cancelled over the next two weekends.

Almost 1,500 passengers have been hit by a ferry fault which has forced the cancellation of Brittany Ferries’ sailings from Cork to France and Spain this weekend.

A number of scheduled sailings between Cork and mainland Europe have been cancelled by Brittany Ferries.

As France awaits the Ryder Cup spectacle, Kevin Markham visits Le Golf National.

My job drinking (sorry ‘tasting’) for a living has its upsides.

Brittany Ferries is trying to help people who booked with Irish Ferries WB Yeats, but may not be able to accommodate many because they are nearly full for July and August.

Alcohol and cigarettes worth almost €7,000 have been seized at two locations over the weekend.

An army of Leinster rugby fans set sail from deep in Munster territory yesterday on the inaugural voyage of the first direct ferry link between Ireland and Spain.

Brittany Ferries have announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain.

Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) has said its €315m investment in two new ferries will equip it for further growth and is a sign of confidence in the Irish Sea and French passenger markets.

With summer holidays rapidly approaching I’m focusing on the Loire this week, given that so many of us will find ourselves in France in the coming months. 

With Michael Roddy’s Michelin guide to the best restaurants in hand, this made for the ultimate gastro tour. 

An overnight ferry from Cork to Roscoff is a fun-filled way to start a family holiday in France, writes veteran ferry traveller Caroline Delaney.

Need inspiration for your holidays in 2017? From couples to families, adventure-seekers to the latest direct routes from Cork, Ciara McDonnell has all you need to know.    

Thompson Holidays has the Greek destinations of Rhodes, Kos and Zakynthos on offer in August at decent prices.

Airports and ferry terminals across Europe are full of tired bodies who are now coming home, wherever that maybe.

The holiday plans of thousands of people have been thrown into disarray after technical problems forced the cancellation of this weekend’s sailings of Brittany Ferries flagship Pont-Aven vessel between Cork and France.

The current political uncertainty we face here is nothing compared to the uncertainty of those forced to get in boats and flee for their lives, writes Brian Killoran

Irish freight operators have been warned to be on their guard as migrants move out of the so-called ‘jungle camp’ in Calais and try to get out of France via other ports.

In more than 30 years as a caddie to pros such as Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, Colin Byrne has seen more than his fair share of the world’s top courses but now the Irishman is lending his expertise to help guide golfers around them from a new vantage point.

Cargo handling at the Port of Cork grew by nearly a million tonnes last year and oil traffic rose 20% as the economy began to pick up and business returned to levels last seen before the economic crash.

Although a late convert, Eoin English is smitten with family holidays ‘en France’.

THIS week I want to write about a wine region dear to my heart that is hardly known in Ireland, despite the fact that it is the nearest wine region to Ireland — the Loire Valley.

Rory Fitzgerald has done the maths and claims that savings on wine have turned his family holiday to Brittany into a free jaunt. It’s the perfect excuse.

Aer Lingus will operate a full schedule of flights on Monday as talks at the Labour Relations Commission aimed at resolving a two-year-old pension dispute adjourned last night.

Monday’s disruptive airport stoppages may have been averted, but there is little optimism that talks at the Labour Relations Commission can resolve the two-year old pension dispute at Aer Lingus and Dublin Airport Authority.

Brittany Ferries have suspended their Cork to Roscoff service following a wildcat strike by French employees.

Today’s ferry service between Cork and Roscoff has been cancelled by Brittany Ferries after a French strike forced it to tie up its fleet until further notice.

Brittany Ferries suspended its services between Ireland, Britain, France, and Spain yesterday following a series of wildcat strikes by French employees.

Got an appetite for a holiday?Ahead of the Irish Examiner Food Festival, Pól Ó Conghaile has the perfect menu — a selection of 10 great gourmet breaks at home and overseas

NEW SPA TREATMENTS ON-BOARD PONT-AVEN

Market analysts have remained relatively upbeat over the prospects for ferry operator/freight business, Irish Continental Group (ICG) — which holds its annual general meeting on Wednesday.

With just 300,000 traditional package holidays on the market this year — down from over a million at the height of the boom — tour operators are encouraging summer holidaymakers to book as early as possible.

SUNSHINE DEAL OFFERS A SPECIAL CUT PRICE

The Port of Cork company have today announced their annual results for 2010.

THE Port of Cork has said it handled 8.8 million tonnes of cargo last year, up by 8.6% on 2009.

ONE man has been charged, one is due before the courts today and another is being questioned after four separate weekend seizures of cannabis, valued at more than €1.6 million.

THERE is still time to book a St Patrick’s Day break, with rooms available at both the Radisson Blue Hotel in Galway and the Waterford Castle Hotel.

THE Shandon Travel Group has recently launched a wedding gift registry website enabling guests to give couples the ‘gift of travel’ called www.myhoneymoon.ie.

PANORAMA Holidays is offering a huge range of deals for family holidays in summer 2010, with many hotel and apartment complexes featuring entertainment and Kids Clubs.

A LIMERICK-BASED couple is embarking on a new venture by taking wine lovers into a French vineyard to enjoy the whole wine-making experience.

IT’S known as the sunny South East — and not without justification, but there’s more to this corner of Ireland than beaches and a pleasant climate. The South East embraces five counties and four rivers; it’s famous for heritage, vibrant cities and towns and a scenic landscape.