Place: LE Niamh

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Medal recognises officer’s bravery in raiding drugs yacht

A Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) was presented to a naval service officer for “bravery which went above and beyond the call of duty” when he led a boarding party onto a drug-running yacht during atrocious weather.

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Irish naval ship to drop Sally the turtle home on way to Med

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Navy veterans honoured for saving over 80 lives on burning ship in 1962

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60-strong crew of LÉ James Joyce returning to Med for second time to help exploited refugees

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Navy ‘saviours’ to get big homecoming

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Trawlers freed

Gun and ammunition go missing from Naval ship

The Defence Forces have launched an investigation after a gun and a quantity of ammunition were found to be missing from the LE Niamh.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2011

€500k cost of South American naval trip under fire

THE chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee is to ask the Department of Defence why it has sanctioned a naval ship to undertake 12-week diplomatic trip to South America, which will cost an estimated €500,000.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2010

French vessel detained for alleged fishing breaches

The Irish Naval Service has detained a French-registered fishing vessel on suspicion of breaching fishing regulations.

Tue, 30 Nov, 2004

British-registered vessel detained for alleged fishing breaches

The Irish Naval Service has detained a British-registered vessel off the south-west coast for alleged breaches of fishing regulations.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2004

Fishing vessel detained off Kerry coast

The Irish Navy has detained a fishing vessel off the coast of Co Kerry for allegedly exceeding monthly fishing quotas.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003