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Death of woman was suspected suicide

After the body of Mary Cash, 39, was found inside the bathroom of the 'Stena Nordica' as it approached Rosslare Port in Wexford, a row broke out between a group of people on Feb 25, which forced the ship's captain to alert authorities at the port. But a post mortem investigation has found her death was a suspected suicide. She and members of her family had been travelling to a funeral in Kildare before her death. Mary Cash was on the ship with her husband Ned, who was escorting the body of his father Martin Cash in a hearse back to his homeland to be buried. The body was in a hearse on the ferry. They left Fishguard in West Wales on the afternoon of Feb 25, a day after the family held a service at St. Anthony of the Padua Roman Catholic Church in Edgware, North London. The funeral of Martin Cash was delayed a day after the tragic discovery. There are plans for Mary's funeral but they had to wait for the results of her post-mortem to be carried out. The Gardai have yet to establish a sequence of events that led up to the discovery of her body and row on the ferry. The post mortem examination on the deceased woman has been completed, the results of which were not being released for operational reasons. The male arrested in connection with the investigation has been released from detention without charge. A Garda Family Liaison Officer (FLO) continued to engage with and support the family of the deceased. A Garda Senior Investigating Officer was supervising the completion of an investigation for the purpose of a file to assist a Coroner's Inquest. Report with photos': https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-on-way-funeral-died-34767159

Woman who died on ferry named

The woman whose death on the 'Stena Nordica' was at the centre of a major Garda probe has been named as Mary Cash, an irish national living in the UK, aged 39 years. She was among a group of family and friends who were heading to a funeral in County Kildare, when she was found dead in a bathroom in a cabin of the ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare. The find occurred around 35 miles off the coast of Wexford. The captain radioed an emergency distress call and a large number of gardai – including officers from the Armed Support Unit as well as from the Public order Unit boarded the vessel when it docked. A man was arrested by gardai and was still in custody on Feb 26. A post mortem is taking place this day. At this stage gardai did not believe Ms Cash suffered a violent death. Instead, officers suspected her death was a personal tragedy. Officers are officially treating her death as unexplained.

Man arrested following death of woman, violent brawl erupted on board - sailings cancelled

A woman was found dead in suspicious circumstances in the bathroom of the 'stena Nordica', when it arrived at Rosslare Europort on the evening of Feb 24, 2025. A violent brawl broke out on the ship, between a group of people, following the discovery. The captain had made an emergency call for assistance after the violent incident on board as the ferry approached Rosslare at 5.30 p.m., en route from Fishguard. Armed gardaí and the public order unit attended the scene when the ship docked. A man was discovered inside the toilets with the woman and was arrested at the scene under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The fight broke out as a reaction to the discovery, and that gardai were still questioning witnesses to ascertain what exactly had occurred last night. There were no public safety issues, but that a crime scene had been declared. The woman’s body remained at the scene which has been preserved for technical and forensic examination. The local councillor Ger Carthy attended the scene as an ambulance officer with the National Ambulance Service. A man has been arrested in connection with the investigation and was being held at a local garda station. The Gardaí continued to question a man in connection with the death of the woman and were investigating the circumstances around the death, awaiting the results of the post-mortem to determine the cause of death. A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed to lead the investigation and a Family Liaison Officer has been assigned to provide support and information to the deceased’s family. The next scheduled sailings of the ferry have been cancelled. Affected were the 7.30 p.m. departure from Rosslare and the sailing on Feb 26 at 01:30 a.m. from Fishguard were cancelled as a result. The passengers were accommodated by Irish ferries on the 8:45 p.m. sailing from Rosslare to Pembroke. Report with photo: https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/man-arrested-following-death-of-woman-on-ferry-at-rosslare-brawl-erupts-causing-serious-incident-on-board/a1440679049.html