Editing Transport in Ireland (section)

=== Ferries ===
Ferry connections between [[Great Britain|Britain]] and Ireland via the Irish Sea include the routes from [[Fishguard]] and [[Pembroke, Pembrokeshire|Pembroke]] to Rosslare, and [[Cairnryan]] to Larne. The [[Stranraer]] to Belfast and Larne routes and the [[Swansea]] to Cork route have closed. There is also a connection between [[Liverpool]] and Belfast via the [[Isle of Man]]. The world's largest car ferry, ''[[MV Ulysses|Ulysses]]'', is operated by [[Irish Continental|Irish Ferries]] on the Dublin–Holyhead route.

In addition, there are ferries from Rosslare and Dublin to Cherbourg and Roscoff in France.

The vast majority of heavy goods trade is done by sea. Northern Irish ports handle 10 megatonnes (Mt) of goods trade with Britain annually, while ports in the Republic handle 7.6 Mt, representing 50% and 40% respectively of total trade by weight.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Ferry services from Ireland
!Name
!From
!To
!Operator
!Website
!Seasonal?
!Type
|-
|Scenic Lough Foyle Ferry
|[[Greencastle, County Donegal|Greencastle]], County Donegal
|[[Magilligan Point]], County Londonderry
|Frazer Foyle Holdings
|[https://loughfoyleferry.com/ loughfoyleferry.com]
|Summer only
|Passenger (foot, vehicle)
|-
|Kintyre Express
|[[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]
|[[Port Ellen]], Scotland
|[[West Coast Motors|Craig of Campbeltown]]
|[https://kintyreexpress.com/ kintyreexpress.com]
|Summer only
|Passenger (foot only)
|-
|Rathlin Island Ferry
|[[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]
|[[Rathlin Island]]
|Dunaverty
|[https://www.rathlin-ferry.com/ www.rathlin-ferry.com]
|All year
|Passenger (foot, vehicle)
|-
|Kintyre Express
|[[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]
|[[Campbeltown]], Scotland
|[[West Coast Motors|Craig of Campbeltown]]
|[https://kintyreexpress.com/ kintyreexpress.com]
|Summer only
|Passenger (foot only)
|-
|P&O Larne - Cairnryan
|[[Larne]]
|[[Cairnryan Harbour|Cairnryan]], Scotland
|[[P&O]]
|[https://www.poferries.com/en/routes/cairnryan-to-larne www.poferries.com]
|All year
|Passenger (foot, vehicle); freight
|-
|Stena Belfast - Cairnryan
|[[Belfast Harbour|Belfast]]
|[[Cairnryan Harbour|Cairnryan]], Scotland
|[[Stena Line]]
|[https://www.stenaline.co.uk/routes/cairnryan-belfast www.stenaline.co.uk]
|All year
|Passenger (foot, vehicle); freight
|-
|Isle of Man Steam Packet
|[[Belfast Harbour|Belfast]]
|[[Douglas, Isle of Man]]
|[[Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]]
|[https://www.steam-packet.com/ www.steam-packet.com]
|All year
|Passenger (foot, vehicle)
|-
|Stena Belfast - Heysham
|[[Belfast Harbour|Belfast]]
|[[Heysham Port|Heysham]], England
|[[Stena Line]]
|[https://www.stenaline.com/about-us/route-network/belfast-heysham/ www.stenaline.com]
|All year
|Freight
|-
|Stena Belfast - Liverpool
|[[Belfast Harbour|Belfast]]
|[[Liverpool]], England
|[[Stena Line]]
|[https://www.stenaline.co.uk/routes/liverpool-belfast www.stenaline.co.uk]
|All year
|Passenger (foot, vehicle); freight
|-
|[[Portaferry–Strangford ferry|Strangford Ferry]]
|[[Strangford]]
|[[Portaferry]]
|[[Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)|Dept for Infrastructure NI]]
|[https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/strangford-ferry-timetable www.nidirect.gov.uk]
|All year
|Passenger (vehicle, foot)
|-
|Omeath Ferry
|[[Warrenpoint]], 
|[[Omeath]], County Louth
|
|
|Summer only
|Passenger (foot)
|-
|Carlingford Lough Ferry
|[[Greencastle, County Down|Greencastle]], County Down
|[[Greenore]], County Louth
|Rooskey Frazer & Co
|[https://carlingfordferry.com/ carlingfordferry.com]
|All year
|Passenger (vehicle, foot)
|-
|Seatruck
|[[Warrenpoint]]
|[[Heysham Port|Heysham]]
|[[Seatruck Ferries|Seatruck]]
|[https://www.seatruckferries.com/routes/warrenpoint www.seatruckferries.com/r]
|All year
|Freight
|}