Naval Service
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Naval Service and sailors lament ending of Operation Sophia
- Irish News
- April 2, 2019, 01:00
As word spread through the Naval Service last week that Operation Sophia, the European Union’s military mission to rescue migrants in the southern Med(...)

Almost 1,700 Defence Forces members served in UN operations in 2018
- Irish News
- December 28, 2018, 17:41
Almost 1,700 members of the Defence Forces served in United Nations and Irish Government-mandated operations in 14 countries around the world in 2018,(...)

Defence Forces veterans claim lack of respect being shown
- Irish News
- October 2, 2018, 00:55
Retired Defence Force veterans are planning to mount a highly visible public campaign in which politicians will be targeted over what the retirees see(...)

LÉ Samuel Beckett rescues 118 migrants in Mediterranean
- World
- October 19, 2016, 14:58
The LÉ Samuel Beckett has rescued 118 migrants from a rubber vessel during an operation in the Mediterranean, 40 nautical miles northeast of Tripoli, (...)

LÉ ‘James Joyce’ recovers 16 bodies off Libyan coast
- Europe
- July 22, 2016, 14:44
A Naval Service ship recovered 16 dead bodies on Thursday when it went to the aid of migrants packed on to a wooden boat off the coast of Libya, a sta(...)

The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is to double in size as the Defence Forces responds to the perceived increase in the threat of international terrorism and (...)

Cork incinerator site would ‘affect naval base evacuation’
- Irish News
- May 12, 2016, 09:19
The Department of Defence has expressed concern that in the case of an accident at the site of the proposed €160 million incinerator in Cork Harbour, (...)

Hello sailor: Navy lieutenant Grace marries love of life Carol
- Irish News
- May 10, 2016, 01:00
When Naval Service lieutenant Grace Fanning married Carol Brady it was a wedding just like any other. But of course, it was that and so much more. (...)

Defence Forces target ‘sporty females’ for recruitment
- Irish News
- April 14, 2016, 01:00
Are you a young woman who likes playing football? Do you have a determination to win? If yes, prepare to be targeted by the Defence Forces, because (...)

LÉ Aoife sets sail for rescue operations in Malta
- Social Affairs
- November 21, 2015, 14:21
The former naval vessel, the LÉ Aoife, left Cork Harbour on Saturday morning for Malta, where it will take part in humanitarian search and rescue oper(...)