Membership of a European maritime alliance will not undermine the Republic of Ireland's neutrality, the Irish government has ...

The challenges have been exacerbated by what many observers now regard as persistent problems around the operation of Ireland's small naval patrol fleet as well as difficulties around the ...

Photo: Gerard McCarthy. FOLLOWING an epic 35-day, voyage from New Zealand, the two newest ships to join the Irish naval fleet finally arrived into the Port of Cork. The pair of Inshore Patrols ...

Only two of the eight ships in the Irish Naval Service are able to carry out offshore patrols A politician has said the situation could have a negative impact on Ireland's security The navy said ...

Ireland would find it very difficult to fully secure its maritime area, even with significantly increased naval capabilities, ...

The Irish Naval Service is continuing to monitor a suspected Russian “shadow fleet” tanker that has sailed from the south-west coast, near the location of transatlantic data cables ...

A Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship has now left Irish-controlled waters, Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has said. Speaking in Athlone on Friday, he said the Defence Forces ...

KALININGRAD, October 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russian corvette Soobrazitelny - the name translating as Smart/Astute - has arrived on an unofficial visit to the Irish port of Cork, on the southern coast of ...