Russian spy ship observed operating three drones in Irish-controlled waters overnight
Vessel named Yantar widely believed by western military intelligence to be equipped to conduct surveillance and possible sabotage on critical marine infrastructure
Irish Navy
More than €220m of defence budget unspent since 2012, report finds
Findings focus on Irish Naval Service which has been hit hard by retention crisis and call for increases in payments for service’s reserve
New Naval Service flagship to cost estimated €300 million
‘Multi-role vessel’ will have helicopter pad and ability to transport troops and vehicles overseas at short notice
Loggerhead turtle found in Mayo hitches a ride to Canary Islands on Irish naval ship
Exhausted and dehydrated baby turtle, likely hatched near Miami, was rehabilitated in Dingle Aquarium after being found upside down on Belmullet beach
Ex-helicopter pilot Lieut Gen Seán Clancy faces hardest rescue mission in reforming Defence Forces
Chief of Staff faces scrutiny over claim he never experienced abuses exposed by Women of Honour
‘Humour is the safety-valve of the nation’ – Brian Maye on Thomas J Collins and Dublin Opinion
An Irishman’s Diary
One-third of Naval Service fleet to be decommissioned
Three ageing vessels may be gifted to friendly nation, scrapped or sold
Full public inquiry of Covid-19 pandemic required, says Mary Lou McDonald
The report is due to focus on the healthcare response to the pandemic and it is not clear whether it will be made public
French fishing vessel detained by Naval Service off Cork coast
Vessel stopped about 110 nautical miles south of Mizen Head for alleged breaches of regulations
Lack of papers for fishermen rescued off Cork coast under investigation
‘State has failed’ two Egyptian workers hired without work permits, says advocate body
‘Somalis are the Irish of Africa’: Irish man helps rebuild Somalia’s rule of law
Corruption and terror are key obstacles to progress in the country for Irish Coast Guard chief
Claim taxpayers here funding ‘moral crimes’ in Mediterranean
Irish nurse says she witnessed torture of migrants in EU-funded detention centres in Libya
Priest used international network to raise money for IRA
BBC documentary reveals Patrick Ryan helped secure weapons from Libya
Fishermen given probation act as judge calls them ‘men of integrity’
Captains fishing boats were arrested by Navy for breached regulations
Summit told countries must unite to break the business model of people smugglers
Varadkar to make an address at the first EU-League of Arab States summit in Egypt
Risk of death, or capture by Libyan coast guard worth taking for Ibrahim (17)
Rescue ships have alleviated a catastrophic death toll, claim charities and the UN
Whitey Bulger gave works from largest-ever art heist to IRA, investigator claims
Former Scotland Yard detective says he believes the stolen art is still in Ireland
Five men charged after Irish Defence Forces aided drugs operation
At least 500kg of cocaine was destined for the south coast of England
Outspoken Catholic women absent from ‘Voices of impact’ forum
Norah Casey defends choice of speakers at World Meeting of Families’ ‘fringe event’
First ever women’s symposium at World Meeting of Families
Archbishop says event will ‘spotlight the role of women within the family alongside their role as change agents’
Naval Service does not send migrants back to camps in Libya, Government says
EU operation helps return of migrants to risk of rape, slavery and murder, charity says
‘I was a machine gunner, guarding high value assets, such as the US president’
Dubliner Robert Keogh served with the US Coast Guard, as well as being attached to a special security team
Refugees face ‘significant’ language barrier in maternity services
Explaining C-section to non-English speaker at 3am is ‘not easy’, says Dr Rhona Mahony
Baby girl born on LÉ Eithne after migrants rescued off Tripoli
Irish navy vessel rescues 703 migrants from five inflatable boats off Tripoli coast
Sale of LÉ Aisling reflected ‘prevailing’ market value
Former Naval Service vessel sold for €110,000 in March is back on sale for up to $750,000
Naval Service: Battling strong odds migrants will not reach land
Growing confidence: Mediterranean rescues offer a new level of intensity for Irish sailors
Learning to sew eased the way to winning award for life jacket design
Kieran Normoyle’s Ocean Survivor wants to raise money so it can start to sell
Taoiseach to visit Irish troops in Syria during Middle East trip
Enda Kenny will visit Golan Heights on the Syrian-Israeli border as part of short tour
Refugee crisis: Irish volunteers are stepping in to help
‘Harnessing the voluntary effort as part of the Government’s policy response will not only lower the cost but also increase the success of the policy’
Coalition has no plan to take more refugees
FF says Government’s unwillingness to receive more than 600 ‘unacceptable’
LÉ Niamh rescues 225 migrants off coast of Libya
139 men, 74 women and 12 children taken from two inflatable vessels overnight by Irish naval vessel
How Irish Navy’s expertise saved 367 from 30-second sinking in Mediterranean
‘Ireland is regarded by international navies as a world leader in such delicate, close proximity operations’
Italy arrests five traffickers after migrant drownings
Most of dead reportedly locked in hold of boat which sank when LÉ Niamh approached
EU response on migrant crisis ‘shameful’, says Higgins
‘We are sleepwalking into a great alienation of our European publics,’ President says
Simon Coveney praises professionalism of LÉ Niamh crew
Minister says ‘multi-faceted’ approach needed to defuse rolling Mediterranean crisis
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
Welcome to Ireland: Migrants who crossed Med face flawed direct provision system
Recommendations of the McMahon Report must now go to taskforce
Total of 519 migrants rescued by LÉ Eithne in latest operations
Norwegian ship rescues more than 600 migrants from two boats in Mediterranean
Owners of Dutch trawler consider appeal on €105,000 fine
Owner of former Atlantic Dawn say fine is ‘unproportionate’ to €30 breach of law
Skipper of world’s largest trawler convicted of breaking fishing rules
Donegal Circuit Court found Annelies Ilena skipper guilty over discarding fish
Super-trawler skipper pleads not guilty to fishing offences
Naval Service officer gives evidence of boarding vessel
Bomb disposal unit received fewer call-outs in 2014
Defence forces statistics show decrease in incidents involving ‘viable’ explosive devices
Man to be sentenced for part in €80m Cork cocaine seizure
Judge warns Stephen Powell he faces ‘significant custodial sentence’
New ‘Star Wars’ film to be called ‘The Force Awakens’
Disney says film, partly shot on Skellig Michael, to be released in December 2015
Body of man (66) recovered after two rescued in boat search
Couple visiting from UK swam ashore to Castle Island after incident on vessel
Mock battles take place in the streets of Castlebar
Organisers delighted with ‘In Humbert’s Footsteps’, which drew thousands of participants
Navy seaman denies sex assault of female colleague
Complainant tells court she was outraged when sailor slapped her on the bottom
Enda Kenny may be genetically linked to Niall of the Nine Hostages
Taoiseach a subject of National Geographic Genographic project
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