A Mayo woman who was in quarantine on a cruise ship off the Australian coast has repatriated home to Ireland.

Castlebar musician Kate Heneghan got off the Ruby Princess cruise ship last Tuesday and went into isolation in a Sydney Hotel.

The following morning she received clearance from New South Wales authorities to head for the airport and start the journey home.

The 24-year-old landed in Dublin airport on Friday and was back home in Castlebar by Friday evening.

Ms Heneghan told Midwest News that she was ecstatic to be reunited with her family.