Concern as staff shortages threaten Naval Service missions at sea
Covid-19 illness and retention crisis curbing crew members and operation of navy vessels
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
Decision on Mediterranean rescue missions met with disappointment
Naval Service will not participate in any new humanitarian operations
Defence Forces to get extra money for purchases of new equipment
Defence spending next year will increase by €47.5m to almost €1b
Coast Guard helicopter search: Faint ‘chirp’ from black box located
‘Weak’ transmission picked up during continued search for three missing crew
Fishing rights: ‘Big corporations win out, because they have clout’
Supertrawler Atlantic Dawn sold a decade ago but deal works against smaller operations
Irish naval vessel rescues 423 migrants off coast of Libya
LÉ James Joyce in complex operation involving rescuing people from 18 separate vessels
Irish naval vessel rescues 433 migrants from Mediterranean sea
LÉ James Joyce is assisting Italian authorities with humanitarian operations
LÉ James Joyce rescues 128 migrants near Tripoli
Naval Service vessel saves group from a rubber craft off the coast of Libya
LÉ Róisín rescues 125 migrants in the Mediterranean
Irish naval vessel joined search and rescue operations in the region earlier this month
Three sentenced for €300m cocaine smuggling operation
Men detained on Makayabella yacht off Cork coast after multi-agency operation
Skipper of world’s largest trawler convicted of breaking fishing rules
Donegal Circuit Court found Annelies Ilena skipper guilty over discarding fish
Bomb disposal unit received fewer call-outs in 2014
Defence forces statistics show decrease in incidents involving ‘viable’ explosive devices
Yacht carrying cocaine worth up to €80 million detained off west coast
Naval Service, Customs and the Garda have foiled a major drug smuggling operation
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