Sealink has launched a new ferry service from Dun Laoghaire to Liverpool. It will go into operation tomorrow morning. The ferry, the Earl William, is a considerably smaller vessel than those currently operating on Irish routes.

Report shows Sealink ferry.

British and Irish Steam Packet Company (B&I) ferry leaving port.

Interview with Peter Ribeiro, General Manager, Sealink, on the new venture.

The Earl William ferry.

To camera Cathy Halloran on board the Earl William, on the problems recently encountered by Sealink.

Interview with Ribeiro on problems.

People on the deck of the Earl William and view of the sea from the deck.

The reporter is Cathy Halloran.

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