Former P&O workers block entrance at Larne Port

Former P&O workers at Larne in Co Antrim and Cairnryan in southern Scotland blocked the ports for around an hour on Friday afternoon (PA)

Former P&O workers have blocked an entrance to Larne Port in a ramping up of protest action.

Protests have been ongoing at the port since P&O’s decision in March to sack almost 800 workers without notice and replace them with cheaper agency staff.