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UK-Ireland ferry passengers warned of passport rule change

Customers were informed of the need to carry a valid passport on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 26

Passport to be required for UK-Ireland ferry crossings

Passengers travelling between Holyhead and Dublin or Fishguard and Rosslare will now need to show a passport on departure.

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Euston chaos as 'do not travel' warning issued with signal fault wrecking travel plans for thousands

A ‘do not travel’ warning has been issued by Avanti West Coast for all routes between London and Manchester, Liverpool, Holyhead and Preston

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025

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The cruise lines visiting Wales amid 100% boost in Welsh port stops

Increasing numbers of cruise ships are visiting Wales as part of British Isles sailings

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Lawyer who brought Hamas case claims he was unlawfully detained by police

Fahad Ansari launches legal action against UK home secretary after his phone is seized at Holyhead port

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025

Third British victim of Lisbon funicular crash was 82-year-old man from Holyhead

Andrew David Kenneth Young, a transport enthusiast, among 16 who died when tourist attraction derailed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025

Third British Lisbon funicular crash victim, 82, was ‘transport enthusiast’

Andrew David Kenneth Young, known as Dave, from Holyhead in Wales, was among 16 people who died when the popular tourist attraction derailed.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

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Briton, 82, who travelled world to ride trams, was killed in Lisbon funicular crash

Holyhead man and train enthusiast Andrew David Kenneth Young, 82, has been named as one of the victims killed in Lisbon’s funicular crash

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Third British Victim Named in Lisbon Funicular Horror: Retired Customs Officer Dave Young, 82, Died Pursuing His Love of Railways

Andrew 'Dave' Young, 82, a retired customs officer from Holyhead, has been named as the third British victim of the Lisbon funicular disaster that killed 16. A lifelong transport enthusiast, his family said it was a comfort he died pursuing his passion for railways and tramways.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8, 2025

Ferry services between Holyhead and Dublin resume

Ferry berths at Holyhead were closed in early December following storm damage.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Irish hauliers told support decisions will ‘take time’ after Holyhead

The busy ferry port in Anglesey, north Wales, was forced to close following damage during Storm Darragh.

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

Alternative routes to get people home for Christmas after Holyhead port closure

Holyhead port in Anglesey, North Wales, was forced to close following damage during Storm Darragh.

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

Irish and Welsh leaders pledge to review progress on Holyhead port in new year

The usually busy ferry port in Anglesey is not set to reopen until January 15 at the earliest following storm damage.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024

Irish travelling home via Holyhead for Christmas make ‘costly’ new arrangements

The closure has left thousands of Irish people planning to travel through the port to Ireland for Christmas scrambling for alternative transport.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024

Holyhead port closure to disrupt Christmas travel across Irish Sea

Impact of Storm Darragh has shut route between Wales and Ireland, with up to 150,000 passengers affected

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Holyhead ferry port to remain closed until January

The closure will leave thousands of people who were planning to travel through the port to Ireland for Christmas scrambling for alternative transport.

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Holyhead port to stay closed until mid-January disrupting Christmas ferry travel to Ireland

Tens of thousands of travellers between Great Britain and the Republic face slower journeys and higher fares – over £500 for one Ryanair flight from Gatwick to Dublin

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

‘Highly unlikely’ Holyhead will reopen before Christmas, Irish premier says

The damage done to Holyhead port during Storm Darragh is feared to be worse than originally estimated.

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The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

Christmas trips to Ireland jeopardised by Holyhead port closure

Stena Line says no ferries will sail between the Welsh port and Dublin until 20 December at the earliest

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Furious farmers cause chaos at Holyhead after blockading port with tractors

Farmers took their protest over inheritance tax law changes to the North Wales port last night after holding one in Dover earlier in the day

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024

How I learned to love the slow route home to Ireland

Journeys are about so much more than getting from A to B, as our writer found when he ditched flying for the train and ferry between Dublin and London

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Lady Kinnock of Holyhead obituary

Teacher, Labour MEP and Foreign Office minister who focused on human rights, feminism and poverty in the developing world

Manchester Evening News · Jul 10, 2023

Shocking fight forced ferry to return to port with family and friends screaming

The mass brawl broke out during a trip from Dublin to Holyhead

Dublin Live · Jul 10, 2023

Massive brawl breaks out on ferry from Dublin in front of horrified families

The Irish Ferries service from Dublin to Holyhead was forced to turn around just 20 minutes into the crossing

Liverpool Echo · Jul 10, 2023

Ferry forced to turn around as huge brawl breaks out on board

The mass brawl broke out on an Irish ferry to Holyhead

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