The Irish Times

Concern as staff shortages threaten Naval Service missions at sea

Covid-19 illness and retention crisis curbing crew members and operation of navy vessels

Wed Oct 28 2020 - 02:38

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

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 03:30

Decision on Mediterranean rescue missions met with disappointment

Naval Service will not participate in any new humanitarian operations

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 21:10

Defence Forces to get extra money for purchases of new equipment

Defence spending next year will increase by €47.5m to almost €1b

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 20:06

Coast Guard helicopter search: Faint ‘chirp’ from black box located

‘Weak’ transmission picked up during continued search for three missing crew

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 18:04

Fishing rights: ‘Big corporations win out, because they have clout’

Supertrawler Atlantic Dawn sold a decade ago but deal works against smaller operations

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00

Irish naval vessel rescues 423 migrants off coast of Libya

LÉ James Joyce in complex operation involving rescuing people from 18 separate vessels

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 17:14

Irish naval vessel rescues 433 migrants from Mediterranean sea

LÉ James Joyce is assisting Italian authorities with humanitarian operations

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 18:46

LÉ James Joyce rescues 128 migrants near Tripoli

Naval Service vessel saves group from a rubber craft off the coast of Libya

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 15:20

LÉ Róisín rescues 125 migrants in the Mediterranean

Irish naval vessel joined search and rescue operations in the region earlier this month

Mon May 16 2016 - 19:10

Three sentenced for €300m cocaine smuggling operation

Men detained on Makayabella yacht off Cork coast after multi-agency operation

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 15:38

Skipper of world’s largest trawler convicted of breaking fishing rules

Donegal Circuit Court found Annelies Ilena skipper guilty over discarding fish

Fri Mar 27 2015 - 20:41

Bomb disposal unit received fewer call-outs in 2014

Defence forces statistics show decrease in incidents involving ‘viable’ explosive devices

Mon Dec 29 2014 - 17:00

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

Wed Sept 24 2014 - 19:05