Letters to the Editor, December 16th: On the Ceann Comhairle, data centres and the price of coffee
The position of Ceann Comhairle is one of our great constitutional offices of State
Irish Naval Service
Irish naval ships may have to deploy unarmed as weapons unit down to single technician
Minimum of three artificers required to service a ship’s guns before vessel goes out on patrol
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
Military radar and 400 extra troops among measures outlined in record defence budget
Budget 2025: The overall defence budget will be a record €1.3 billion
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
Navy member can challenge discharge over alleged failure to meet medical standards
Kevin Donoher told court he got his own medical report which stated he had no significant medical impairment
Eight men charged in relation to State’s largest ever drug seizure given January trial date
All face drug and organised crime charges after some 2.25 tonnes of cocaine was found aboard MV Matthew in Irish waters
Naval Service’s sole active ship unavailable for Cork drugs search due to St Patrick’s Day celebrations
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
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
Army’s elite special forces unit to be overhauled in major revamp
Secretive Army Ranger Wing is getting a new name, more personnel and a revamped command structure
Third man charged in relation to €157m drug seizure off Irish coast
Third suspect will appear in Wexford court over two tonnes of cocaine seized in Army Ranger Wing operation on bulk cargo ship
Cocaine interception off Cork coast was threatened by shortages including lack of helicopters
Air ambulance had to be pressed into duty due to shortage of available aircraft to assist mission
Cork drugs haul: Ship intended to drop cocaine at locations along Irish, UK, EU coasts
Further three men arrested over cargo ship used to smuggle 2.2 tonnes of cocaine from a ‘murderous’ South American cartel
Naval Service left with two ships to patrol Irish waters due to manpower crisis
Move raises questions about how recently purchased vessels from New Zealand will be operated
Searing heat a big challenge for Irish Navy in Med mission to prevent weapon smuggling
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
Irish sailors deployed on Libya sea mission allowed to use force if necessary to board and inspect ships
Operation Irini is part of EU mission to enforce arms embargo on North African country, with most ships expected to co-operate with boarding
More people support a change in neutrality, but few agree on what it should be
Irish Times/Ipsos poll: Surprising numbers are comfortable with British air defence agreement, even among Sinn Féin voters
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
US naval ship operating off south of Ireland was conducting ‘routine operations’
US navy gave no more details for presence of Virginia Ann in Irish Exclusive Economic Zone since January
European and Nato Naval chiefs meeting in Cork this week to discuss maritime threats
Low-key meeting likely to be dominated by increasing concerns about Russian maritime activity
New Irish Naval Service vessels arrive in Cork after 18,000km journey from New Zealand
Inshore patrol vessels Rotoiti and Pukaki purchased by Department of Defence for €26m
Any review of misconduct in Defence Forces must include department and Minister
The military does not make its own rules: responsibility for oversight lies with the Government
Irish Naval ship set for North Africa to police Libyan arms embargo
First international naval deployment since 2018 when State vessels participated in Mediterranean rescue missions
Ireland takes formal possession of Naval Service vessels from New Zealand
Vessels bought with aim of enhancing patrol capabilities on the east coast
Six-inch loggerhead turtle from Florida discovered alive in Mayo
Reptile in cold shock when discovered on Belmullet beach and is being nursed back to health in Dingle aquarium
Naval Service may begin searching overseas for skilled sailors
Defence Forces examining possibility of hiring ‘marine specialist talent acquisition agency’ to address manpower crisis
Entire class of Naval Service recruits leaves for private sector as retention crisis worsens
Nearly 270 personnel have left the Defence Forces so far this year, almost three times as many as in the same period last year
Replacing navy ships with two smaller vessels ‘significant reduction in capability’
Two inshore patrol vessels purchased from New Zealand government to arrive next year
Naval Service tows trawler stranded off Cork coast towards Bantry
Seven on board Ellie Adhamh spent night in seas off Bull Rock after losing power
Portuguese fishing vessel detained in Irish Waters
Naval service detained boat south of Fastnet Rock for alleged fishing regulation breach
Number of refugees Irish Naval Service rescues in Mediterranean plummets
Number of refugees rescued by the navy fell from 7,029 to 1,888 after a change in policy
Ninth man in British gang jailed for €300m cocaine run
Wayne Bush part of outfit due to rendezvous with drugs yacht Makayabella, court hears
Migrant crisis: LÉ Samuel Beckett to replace LÉ Niamh
Irish Naval Service extends its search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean
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