19,000 people hit by France ferry sailings cancellations

Around 19,000 people have had their holiday plans left in chaos after Irish Ferries cancelled all sailings to France on the WB Yeats vessel this summer.

The company said that due to “extraordinary circumstances” beyond its control, it had been forced to cancel the sailings due to a further delay in the building of the ship by German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft & Co KG (FSG).

The WB Yeats had been due to commence sailings between Ireland and France from July 30.