Immigration authorities criticised after ferry birth

REFUGEE groups have criticised immigration authorities after an asylum-seeker gave birth on board a ferry hours after she was refused entry at Rosslare port.

The woman, believed to be Romanian, and her baby daughter are said to be well.

A doctor, flown in by helicopter from Cornwall, helped to deliver the baby on board Irish Ferries vessel Normandy during the Friday night crossing to the French port of Roscoff.