Sole active ship the LÉ George Bernard Shaw was on its way to Dún Laoghaire to take part in St Patrick’s festival at time of search near Skibbereen
Irish Naval Service
‘Multi-role vessel’ will have helicopter pad and ability to transport troops and vehicles overseas at short notice
Secretive Army Ranger Wing is getting a new name, more personnel and a revamped command structure
Third suspect will appear in Wexford court over two tonnes of cocaine seized in Army Ranger Wing operation on bulk cargo ship
Air ambulance had to be pressed into duty due to shortage of available aircraft to assist mission
Further three men arrested over cargo ship used to smuggle 2.2 tonnes of cocaine from a ‘murderous’ South American cartel
Move raises questions about how recently purchased vessels from New Zealand will be operated
The crew of the LÉ William Butler Yeats endures near record-breaking temperatures as part of EU mission to enforce an arms blockade on Libya - a foretaste of future missions created by rising temperatures and increased global migration
Operation Irini is part of EU mission to enforce arms embargo on North African country, with most ships expected to co-operate with boarding
Irish Times/Ipsos poll: Surprising numbers are comfortable with British air defence agreement, even among Sinn Féin voters
Exhausted and dehydrated baby turtle, likely hatched near Miami, was rehabilitated in Dingle Aquarium after being found upside down on Belmullet beach
US navy gave no more details for presence of Virginia Ann in Irish Exclusive Economic Zone since January
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
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