LÉ James Joyce detains Belgian registered Fishing Vessel South-East of Mizen Head
Yesterday afternoon the Naval Service Vessel LÉ James Joyce (P62) detained a Belgian registered fishing vessel approximately 65 nautical miles South-East of…
Yesterday afternoon the Naval Service Vessel LÉ James Joyce (P62) detained a Belgian registered fishing vessel approximately 65 nautical miles South-East of…
Yesterday morning the Irish Naval vessel LÉ Gerorge Bernard Shaw detained a French registered fishing vessel 180 nautical miles West of Mizen…
The Irish Naval Service has established ‘one-stop-shops’ to support COVID-19 testing in Dublin, Cork and Galway. The vessels are acting as support…
The official naming and commissioning ceremony of the latest Irish Naval vessel LÉ George Bernard Shaw took place in Waterford this afternoon….
The latest member of the Irish Naval fleet LÉ George Bernard Shaw will be open to the public next Monday and Tuesday…
***Update**** Due to weather restrictions the LÉ Eithne will no longer be visiting Dun Laoghaire harbour on Saturday. The ship will instead be berthed…
The origins of Ireland’s seagoing naval service are closely tied to the founding of the state and our intricate relationship with the UK….
The Irish Naval vessel LÉ Samuel Beckett departed today to join Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean. This is the second Irish Naval…
The Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Samuel Beckett is visiting Waterford Port this weekend and will be open to the public to…
The Irish Naval Services latest ship L.É. George Bernard Shaw was floated out for the first time on Friday. The ship, which…
L.É. William Butler Yeats took part in exercises with the Royal Netherlands Navy on the east coast of Ireland this week. The…
The Irish Naval vessel LÉ Niamh returns home from the Mediterranean this morning just in time for Christmas. The ship departed in…
The Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Niamh will depart next Friday (6th October) for Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean where it will…
This Saturday there will be a huge Irish Marine Search and Rescue demonstration at Dunmore East featuring the Irish Coast Guard, RNLI,…
The LÉ William Butler Yeats rescued a total of 109 migrants from the Mediterranean yesterday in their first rescue operation since being…
LÉ William Butler Yeats set sail today for the Mediterranean to relieve the crew of the LÉ Eithne and continue the Naval…
The Irish Naval Service is set to join a wider EU operation tackling the ongoing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. The current…
The Irish naval vessel LÉ Eithne has rescued 346 migrants off the coast of Libya, around 83km off the north-west of Tripoli….
Think you’re an expert on the Irish Naval Service? Find out in our seriously tricky navy quiz! How did you do? Let us…
*Update 27/05/17: The search for the missing fisherman resumed this morning and Garda divers recovered the body of a young man around 10am….
The Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Eithne is finally set to deploy this morning on another lifesaving mission to the Mediterranean. The ship…
Former Irish naval vessel LÉ Aisling which sold to a Dutch investor at a recent auction in Cobh for €110,000 is now…
The former Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Aisling has left Irish shores for the last time, departing Cork Harbour for the Netherlands on…
The Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Eithne is making preparations to be deployed to the Mediterranean to help with the ongoing effort…
The Irish Naval Service have been awarded with the Honorary Freedom of Entry by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in a special ceremony at the Harbour…
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will be awarding the Irish Naval Service with the Honorary Freedom of Entry to the county in a ceremony…
Former Irish Naval Service ship LÉ Aisling has been sold today at a public auction in Cork for €110,000. The ship went under…
As part of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin and Cork two of the Irish Naval Service vessels, LÉ Orla and…
As part of the Irish Defence Forces latest recruitment drive they have created a novel interactive video to give young recruits a…
The decommissioned Irish Naval Service ship LÉ Aisling is going up for auction this month and these are the just-released auctioneer’s photos. *Update: LÉ…
The newest addition to the Irish Naval Service Fleet will be named after the acclaimed Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. The announcement…
Ever dream of a career on the sea? A life sailing Irish waters and sometimes further afield, protecting our national interest as…
The decommissioned Irish Naval Service ship, formerly L.É. Aisling (P23), is going up for auction next month in Cork. After an eventful 36…
The Irish Coast Guard and the Irish Naval Service were involved in the rescue of a seriously injured fisherman from a large Russian…
Over the weekend L.É. William Butler Yeats inspected the German and Dutch super-trawlers that have been fishing off the west coast. A number of…
The Irish Naval Service for 70 years has been providing fisheries protection, sea patrols, surveillance and smuggling prevention. Ireland’s maritime territory is not small….
The Irish Naval Service is continually working on enhancing the skills of its members and weapons training is naturally a part of this….
The Irish naval service engaged in helicopter insertion training this week in Cork harbour. They were joined by Air Corps and Army…
The main gun of L.E. William Butler Yeats was tested on the south coast today. The 76mm primary armament was closely monitored as multiple…
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he supports plans to introduce a navy hospital ship which would respond to humanitarian emergencies worldwide. He…