One-third of Naval Service fleet to be decommissioned
Three ageing vessels may be gifted to friendly nation, scrapped or sold
Neutrality referendum not the ‘immediate challenge’ for Government - Coveney
Minister for Foreign Affairs says he is in discussion with EU counterparts in relation to Russia’s diplomatic presence
Lack of sailors forces Naval Service to cancel patrol days
Due to ‘personnel issues’, 101 days lost so far this year compared to 28 last year
Concern as staff shortages threaten Naval Service missions at sea
Covid-19 illness and retention crisis curbing crew members and operation of navy vessels
Emergency workers honour Naval Service as it completes its Covid-19 mission
Testing duties now transferred to Army
Naval Service forced to delay mission due to lack of crew
Manpower crisis is affecting service’s ability to tackle drug smuggling, says officers’ group
Lack of Naval Service armourers ‘a safety risk’
Large guns must be stripped down for maintenance every three months
Internal documents show frustration over Naval Service ships controversy
Papers detail efforts by officials to prepare Minister Paul Keogh for media questions
Decision on Mediterranean rescue missions met with disappointment
Naval Service will not participate in any new humanitarian operations
Withdrawal of navy ships ‘neon sign’ to drug smugglers
LÉ Eithne and LÉ Orla may be in port for up to 18 months leaving Irish waters unguarded
Government denies split as Kehoe faces anger of Naval Service
Defence Forces insists two ships docked due to lack of staff while Minister cites maintenance
Relatives visit RMS Leinster sinking site 100 years after tragedy
Torpedoes from German submarine caused the worst loss of life ever on the Irish Sea
Three held on suspicion of drug running and yacht seized off coast
Detained yacht is being searched by specialist customs and excise officers at Kinsale
Cocaine haul worth €400m leads to commendations
Navy officers rewarded for their roles in one of the largest drug seizures in State’s history
Fresh funding for new naval flagship vessel and military aircraft
Over a quarter of defence spending to go on pensions
Baby girl born on LÉ Eithne after migrants rescued off Tripoli
Irish navy vessel rescues 703 migrants from five inflatable boats off Tripoli coast
Irish naval ship rescues hundreds of refugees in Mediterranean
LÉ Eithne called to co-ordinate several rescue operations as migrant crisis continues
Retrieving black box from Rescure 116 hinges on weather
Search for data device hampered by winds and currents but faint ping still audible
Coast Guard crew to be remembered at nationwide events
President Higgins due to attend funeral of Capt Dara Fitzpatrick in Dublin today
Rescue 116 crash: Search focuses around Blackrock Island
Conditions very challenging and water ‘like a washing machine’ due to outcrops of rock
Coast Guard helicopter search: Faint ‘chirp’ from black box located
‘Weak’ transmission picked up during continued search for three missing crew
LÉ Róisín rescues 125 migrants in the Mediterranean
Irish naval vessel joined search and rescue operations in the region earlier this month
LÉ Samuel Beckett rescues 100 migrants near Libya
Naval Service patrol ship rescues group that includes three pregnant women
Three dead, 242 people rescued off Greek island
Earlier, LÉ Samuel Beckett rescues more than 200 off coast of Libya
LÉ Samuel Beckett rescues 242 people off Libya
Naval Service patrol ship on its first humanitarian tasking in the Mediterranean
LÉ Niamh rescues 380 migrants from sea north of Tripoli
Irish patrol ship conducts three search and rescue missions in a day in Mediterranean
Kitty Holland: Efforts to house refugees may help homeless Irish families too
The predictable chorus that we ‘must look after our own first’ is depressing
There’s a huge difference between seeking a better life and fleeing persecution
We emigrating Irish don’t have to fork out a small fortune to risk our lives on dodgy boats
LÉ Niamh arrives in Sicily after rescue of 329 refugees and migrants
Irish patrol ship rescues 317 men, 11 women and one child from Mediterranean
LÉ Niamh rescues at least 100 people from Mediterranean
Irish patrol ship received emergency call in Mediterranean at 9.50am on Saturday
Migrant crisis: LÉ Samuel Beckett to replace LÉ Niamh
Irish Naval Service extends its search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean
White Paper on defence will help restore confidence
Document identifies threats to State from cyberattacks and terrorism
Breda O’Brien: Could Ireland become the fairest little country for migrants?
Images from ‘Children of Men’ are eerily similar to current television news broadcasts, down to the cages and the barbed wire
LÉ Niamh rescues 367 migrants after boat capsizes off Libya coast
Many migrants in water and rescue efforts by several ships under way, Navy reports
State will take 600 extra migrants in EU initiative
Government agrees to relocation scheme as part of bid to tackle crisis in Mediterranean
Ireland may accept more migrants, says Taoiseach
Kenny says Irish have natural empathy with migrants and understanding of plight
LÉ Niamh to join migrant rescue mission in Mediterranean
Naval Service vessel will set sail to replace LÉ Eithne in humanitarian efforts in region
Ministers pay tribute to ‘heroic work’ of LÉ Eithne crew
Naval Service ship has rescued 3,376 people since May deployment in Mediterranean
Three Ministers visit LÉ Eithne patrol ship in Malta
Navy vessel has rescued more than 3,300 migrants in Mediterranean mission
Total of 519 migrants rescued by LÉ Eithne in latest operations
Norwegian ship rescues more than 600 migrants from two boats in Mediterranean
Lé Eithne rescues 367 migrants from barge off Libya coast
Naval vessel in Mediterranean to aid with migrant crisis rescues almost 1,500 people
LÉ Eithne returns to sea after leaving migrants in Italy
Irish Naval Service vessel transfers 399 north Africans to authorities in port city of Taranto
LÉ Eithne arrives in Italy with 399 rescued migrants
Some 3,480 migrants rescued from 15 boats in Mediterranean on Saturday
Irish naval service rescues 12 migrants in Mediterranean
Rescue brings to 649 migrants rescued by LÉ ‘Eithne’ crew in recent weeks
LÉ Eithne rescues further 300 migrants in Mediterranean
Irish Naval Service ship carries out second rescue operation in 24 hours
Irish naval vessel the LÉ Eithne rescues 201 migrants
Irish ship responded to vessels in potential distress off Libya coast
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