The court heard messages told the ship to set a course for Africa at full speed and burn the cocaine if intercepted ...

Instead, she joined the navy. The County Carlow native is now the captain of LÉ Róisín, an off-shore patrol vessel and one of nine ships in the fleet of the Irish Naval Service, which is ...

Inshore Patrol Vessels will replace LÉ Orla and LÉ Ciara, which were decommissioned last year The newly purchased Irish Naval Inshore Patrol Vessels on the deck of the cargo ship Happy Dynamic ...

Counsel said that at one point, it was suggested “engulfing the lifeboat in flames” to burn the cargo of drugs, with the ...

The Irish navy shadowed a Russian ‘subsea spy ship’ into the early hours of Friday after it entered Irish-controlled waters on Thursday and patrolled a section of the Irish Sea where critical ...

Commodore Liam Brett, who has died aged 86, retired as head of the Irish Navy in 1990. As a seafarer, he was renowned for his ship handling and his ability to manoeuvre and turn vessels in the ...

The Naval Service is so short staffed that it can now only muster one ship to patrol Ireland’s west coast at a time – whereas even five years ago it could put as many as four vessels out at ...

Several potential customers have shown interest in buying two decommissioned assault ships although no final decision has ...

A United States naval ship was christened this week in honor of an Irish American war hero who bravely served in the Vietnam war. The USS Patrick Gallagher commemorates the soldier who hailed from ...