The crew of a ship that was detained at Dublin Port have barricaded themselves inside the vessel, three miles off the coast of England.

Owners of the Merchant Brilliant ship have agreed to pay the crew members more than €120,000 in pay arrears.

The owners of a Russian cargo ship are due to meet representatives of the International Transport Federation in Dublin this morning to discuss the pay dispute on board the Merchant Brilliant.

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Russian crewing agency of a ship which has been put under arrest in Dublin because of alleged non-payment of wages is believed to be on his way to speak to the crew.