Irish Continental Group plc operates as a maritime transport company. It operates through two segments, Ferries, and Container and Terminal. The Ferries segment provides ferry services carrying passengers and roll on roll off freight on short sea routes on routes between Ireland, Britain, and Continental Europe under the Irish ferries brand; and chartering services. The Container and Terminal segment provides door-to-door and feeder lift on lift off freight services under the Eucon brand, stevedoring, and other related terminal services, as well as operates container terminals in the ports of Dublin and Belfast. The company provides container shipping, ship leasing, administration, and container handling services. In addition, it operates ferry; and act as a shipping and forwarding agency; as well as is involved in non-trading activities. Irish Continental Group plc was founded in 1972 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.