An Irish Ferries ship that failed to dock at Cherbourg amid a protest by workers at the port earlier docked at the French port.
In a statement this evening, Irish Ferries said that all of the 793 passengers on board the MV Normandy were being discharged and that the vessel would make its return voyage to Rosslare.
The company said that all 658 intending passengers for the return journey would be accommodated on the ship.
The vessel was expected to depart at around 11pm this evening and arrive in Ireland at 2pm tomorrow, about three hours behind schedule.
Earlier, there were conflicting reports about whether the vessel had been prevented from docking.
Irish Ferries insisted a demonstration by up to 70 people had blocked a ramp, preventing the docking.
However, a spokesman for the demonstrators said their protest was not preventing the vessel from docking.
A representative of the International Transport Federation, Tony Ayton, who is at Cherbourg, said the protest there was peaceful and was not impeding the ferry.
The demonstration was organised by the French, British and Irish maritime unions in protest at what they say are low wages being paid by Irish Ferries to mostly eastern European staff.
