In January 1982, having been laid up Mariehamn through the winter, Aurella was sold to Irish Ferries and renamed Saint Patrick II,[1] to provide extra capacity on the Ireland-France route in the summer months.

On 4 March 1994, while under charter to Tallink, Saint Patrick II participated in the evacuation of the sinking cruise ship MS Sally Albatross near Porkkala, Finland.

Falling passenger numbers caused Irish Ferries to withdraw Saint Patrick II from service in September 1997.

[1] In March 2002, City of Cork was sold to the Government of Canada and registered to Navigation Madeleine Inc, a subsidiary of Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA).

[5] In January 2024, she was repainted to remove the logos along the side, renamed Ancier, and sailed to Charlottetown to be prepared for scrapping in India.