Cairnryan
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| Weather | 12°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 87% Humidity |
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| Population | 2001 Census |
| Local time | Saturday 02:17 |
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| ID | 1125723 |
About Cairnryan
Cairnryan is a small village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. It lies on the Eastern shore of Loch Ryan, 6 miles north of Stranraer. The village is important in maritime history, with two ferry services connecting Scotland and Northern Ireland.
P& O resumes full Cairnryan - Larne service
... The Cairnryan - Larne sailings were disrupted for several weeks after the company sacked 800 workers last month...
Storm Brendan: hundreds of homes are without electricity
... Ferry-operator P&O has cancelled 10:30, 13:30 and 16:30 sailings from Larne and Cairnryan...
P& O resumes full Cairnryan - Larne service
P& O Ferries says it has resumed a full service between Scotland and Northern Ireland .
The Cairnryan - Larne sailings were disrupted for several weeks after The Company sacked 800 workers last month.
It led to protests and warnings from unions that they could try to blockade Cairnryan and persuade customers to boycott The Company .
The ferry company revealed The Return to normal sailings in on Sunday Morning .
Staff were informed they were losing their jobs with immediate effect in a pre-recorded video message on 17 March.
It led to The Immediate cancellation of services on many P& O routes. A partial service began running between Cairnryan and Larne on 11 April.
P& O planned to replace the workers with cheaper agency staff, with bosses says it would not be a viable business without The Changes .
Senior management at The Firm came in for sharp criticism for The Move , with Prime Minister of P& O boss Peter Hebblethwaite.
He by not consulting workers but said he would do the same again if he had to.
Two vessels are used regularly on the route - the European Highlander and the European Causeway.
The European Causeway was following an inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
When inspectors examined the European Highlander last week, they found a " small number of deficiencies" which had to be put right before it could come back into service.
On Sunday, the MCA said: " The outstanding deficiencies on the European Highlander have now been rectified and vessel is free to fully resume service. "
Both ferries were operating on the route on Sunday, according to data on the
Bbc Scotland has contacted P& O Ferries for comment.
Source of news: bbc.com
