Brittany Ferries is set to offer a daily service on the Rosslare-Cherbourg route starting in October, 2025.

The ferry company has today (Tuesday, August 5) announced it will increase both capacity and frequency of sailings from Rosslare Europort to Cherbourg, France, from the end of September/October 2025.

Brittany Ferries currently has five sailings from Rosslare to Cherbourg every week, three of which transport livestock. Departures will now rise to seven every week.

It is not yet clear if today's announcement of two additional sailings will see additional services for livestock making the journey from Ireland to mainland Europe.

On June 30 this year, Stena Line confirmed it will withdraw its Rosslare to Cherbourg ferry service from the end of September this year.

The decision dealt a significant blow to Irish-based calf exporters who depend on the service to get large volumes of calves to key markets in mainland Europe.

The ferry route is also used to transport significant numbers of other livestock to mainland Europe including weanlings, older cattle and horses.

In a statement the company said: "Following a strategic route review, Stena Line has announced that from September 30, 2025, the ferry operator intends to withdraw its existing three-day Rosslare - Cherbourg service.

In February this year, Brittany Ferries confirmed it was planning to transport livestock from Rosslare Port, Co. Wexford, to Cherbourg Port in France from March onwards on its ferry - the Cotentin.

Today's news of increased sailings will see the addition of a new Tuesday evening departure at 9:00p.m "with additional sailings to be phased-in as part of a broader strengthening of the route", according to a statement from the company.

The company statement also said full schedules will be published "shortly".

Brittany Ferries launched a Rosslare to Cherbourg service in 2021. It was a post-Brexit response to demand from hauliers, to obviate the need to cross the UK-landbridge when moving freight between Ireland and France.

Brittany Ferries, which is majority farmer shareholder owned, has said its ferry the Galicia will serve Rosslare-Cherbourg throughout the winter and Pont-Aven, the company’s flagship, will also continue to sail during part of the winter period.