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Irish Continental Group

Irish marine transportation (passenger and freight) group

Irish Continental Group plc is an Irish shipping and transport group. Operating roll on/roll off passenger, freight and container freight services on routes between Ireland, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Irish Continental Group also operate container terminals in the ports of Dublin and Belfast.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1972Founded1
  • Industrywater transport1
  • HeadquartersDublin1
  • Founded inDublin1
  • Websitewww.icg.ie
  • Legal formpublic limited company1
  • Listed onEuronext Dublin1
  • LEI635400FQKB6QXERQOC743
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressFerryport, Alexandra Road, D01W2F5 Dublin, Ireland3
  • Registered withCompanies Registration Office, 410433

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Irish Continental Group plc is an Irish shipping and transport group. Operating roll on/roll off passenger, freight and container freight services on routes between Ireland, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Irish Continental Group also operate container terminals in the ports of Dublin and Belfast.2

Corporate structure

Irish Continental Group sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Irish Continental Group Dublin, Ireland
    • Irish Ferries Dublin, Ireland
    • CONTARGA LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Dublin, Ireland
    • Irish Ferries Finance Designated Activity Company Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • Zatarga Limited Subsidiary · Douglas, Isle of Man

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Irish Continental Group was formed (as Irish Continental Line) as an Irish/Scandinavian joint venture in 1972 in order to provide a direct ferry link from Ireland to Continental Europe.

In 1988 Irish Continental Group was floated on the Irish Stock Exchange, followed in 1993 by a listing on the London Stock Exchange.

In 1992, ICG acquired the B&I Line, then owned by the Irish Government. This broadened the Group's activities to include the short sea links with the United Kingdom, Ireland's largest trading partner, and also extended the Group's operations into container transport and port operations.

From Wikipedia’s article on Irish Continental Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Irish Ferries

Chartering

Dublin Ferryport Terminals

Eucon

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Belfast Container Terminal

From Wikipedia’s article on Irish Continental Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1972Founded Founded in Dublin1

Sources

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