Bad weather scrubs ferry sailings

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Bad weather has forced the cancellation of a number of ferries between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

Thursday's P&O ferry sailings between Larne and Cairnryan in Scotland have been suspended.

Earlier all Irish Ferries Swift sailings on the Dublin Holyhead route were cancelled.

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning of westerly gales affecting exposed parts of Northern Ireland and southwest Scotland.

High winds have also forced the cancellation of the Liffey Ferry in Dublin city.