Rally held at Cairnryan to protest against P&O sacking 800 workers

Last month the company replaced these workers with cheaper agency ones without notice. Credit: ITV

A rally has taken place at Cairnryan to protest against P&O Ferries sacking 800 workers.

Last month the company replaced these workers with cheaper agency ones without notice.

This is the second official protest at the site in just over a fortnight.

The Cairnryan to Larne crossing has been suspended since the middle of March but is due to resume next week.

P&O Ferries say losses of a hundred million pounds a year left them with no choice but to shed jobs.

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced via their Twitter page that they would be protesting.