A Leitrim woman will be able to travel for free on Irish Ferries for the rest of his life after winning a competition to name one of the company’s newest vessels.

The company announced over the weekend that it has chosen the name WB Yeats as the name for its new €144 million cruise ferry now being built in Germany for service on routes between Ireland, UK and France.

And as a reward for being selected among thousands of people who suggested the Sligo poet, Lee Maxwell, from Manorhamilton, will be presented with a prize of free travel on Irish Ferries in the coming weeks.