The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, which was then preserved for an examination.

The captain of the ferry made an emergency call reporting that an “incident” had taken place on the ferry which left Fishguard port at 2pm and arrived in Rosslare around 5pm.

A woman has died following a serious incident at Rosslare Europort this evening

Gardaí said they were alerted to the presence of a number of people inside a shipping container at Rosslare Europort on Monday.

The two men in their 30s were discovered by the ship’s crew during the voyage and gardaí were alerted before the ship arrived to Rosslare Europort.

A man has been arrested after millions of euro worth of cocaine was seized in Co Wexford.

The cigarettes, branded ‘Marlboro Gold’, were discovered on Thursday when Revenue officers stopped and searched an accompanied freight unit that had left a ferry arriving from Dunkirk, France.

Revenue have seized €500,000 worth of cannabis and red wine in Dublin and Rosslare

Revenue officers seized approximately 49 kilograms of the drugs at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford

Gardaí were alerted by UK authorities in advance and a co-ordinated plan was put in place with emergency services in Wexford in anticipation of their arrival to the port.