While the Naval Service may have stolen the limelight for its migrant rescue operations, it was one of the busiest years on record for the rest of the Defence Forces, both at home and abroad.

The Naval Service said it completed 912 boardings in 2014 for alleged infringements of fishing regulations.

The body of a man has been recovered from the River Lee in Cork city, it was revealed this evening.

A Naval Service Dive Team has recovered a woman's body from the River Lee in Cork city.