Irish Naval Service

Low-key meeting likely to be dominated by increasing concerns about Russian maritime activity

Inshore patrol vessels Rotoiti and Pukaki purchased by Department of Defence for €26m

The military does not make its own rules: responsibility for oversight lies with the Government

First international naval deployment since 2018 when State vessels participated in Mediterranean rescue missions

Vessels bought with aim of enhancing patrol capabilities on the east coast

Reptile in cold shock when discovered on Belmullet beach and is being nursed back to health in Dingle aquarium

Defence Forces examining possibility of hiring ‘marine specialist talent acquisition agency’ to address manpower crisis

Nearly 270 personnel have left the Defence Forces so far this year, almost three times as many as in the same period last year

Two inshore patrol vessels purchased from New Zealand government to arrive next year

Seven on board Ellie Adhamh spent night in seas off Bull Rock after losing power

Naval service detained boat south of Fastnet Rock for alleged fishing regulation breach

Number of refugees rescued by the navy fell from 7,029 to 1,888 after a change in policy

Wayne Bush part of outfit due to rendezvous with drugs yacht Makayabella, court hears

Irish Naval Service extends its search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean