The LÉ Aisling, which intercepted the IRA gun-running ship Marita Ann in 1984 and recovered bodies from Air India flight 182 in 1985, is being decommissioned, writes Sean O’Riordan.

GARDAÍ are treating as a tragic accident the death of a 34-year-old member of the Irish Navy who fell into the sea at Schull, West Cork, in the early hours of yesterday morning.