Afghan men found in container at Rosslare Harbour had travelled from Cherbourg

It has emerged the four Afghan men found in a container coming off a boat at Rosslare Harbour had travelled from Cherbourg in France.

Afghan men found in container at Rosslare Harbour had travelled from Cherbourg

It has emerged the four Afghan men found in a container coming off a boat at Rosslare Harbour had travelled from Cherbourg in France.

The discovery was made in the early hours of yesterday morning by Gardaí from the national immigration unit.

The group is being processed by immigration.

This latest incident follows the earlier discovery of nine Kurdish refugees in a truck on the Waterford-New Ross road at the weekend.

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