Planes took off in Britain and Iceland to track Marinera, which is set to skirt Ireland’s exclusive economic zone ...

The Irish Defence Forces describe the ship as a truly state-of-the-art ship. LÉ Samuel Beckett is built and fitted out to the highest international standards in terms of safety, equipment, ...

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The Naval Service now has the strength of 784 personnel; that is up from 719 at the end of last year, according to official ...