We took our dog on a pet-friendly ferry from Ireland to France – here’s how the holiday went

Is it barking mad to bring your dog on holiday overseas? Our writer took her children and dog Maggie on the ferry to Roscoff. Here’s how they got on…

Orla Neligan with her children and dog Maggie on board Brittany Ferries' flagship Pont-Aven ferry

Orla Neligan

“Dad, I feel sick,” I pleaded, as we chugged along in our campervan en route to Rosslare to board the ferry to France. It was a hot day in July 1982 and we had barely left our house in Dublin.

“Not already, surely,” my dad moaned, telling me to roll the window down.