The emergency Dublin–Fishguard ferry service, operated by the Isle of Innisfree, and is now switching to the Irish Ferries berth at Pembroke.
The service has been in operation since December 16 sailing Dublin to Fishguard, a crossing that takes six hours and 30 minutes rather than the three hours which is n normal on the Holyhead route.
Revised timetables for Holyhead sailings have been announced, with a scheduled reopening set for January 16.
The Isle of Innisfree was replaced on the Dover-Calais route by the Oscar Wilde in June 2024. After maintenance at Falmouth Harbour, it was redeployed to the Rosslare – Pembroke. This redeployment allowed the James Joyce to take on other routes within the Irish Ferries network.
The Isle of Innisfree has a capacity of 1,850 passengers and 700 vehicles covering 1,745 lane metres, compared with the Ulysses capacity of 1,938 passengers and 1,342 cars or 241 trucks covering 4,076 lane metres.
Passengers are advised to check the updated ferry schedules for their travel plans as the service transitions berths.
