Salute to the new crew

RUNNING away to sea came with parental approval when some very special children temporarily joined the ranks of the Irish Navy.

Salute to the new crew

The youngsters were all patients of the country’s biggest children’s hospital, Our Lady’s in Crumlin, Dublin, and were enjoying an outing on the naval service’s biggest ship, the LE Eithne.

Ship and hospital have teamed up in a novel twinning arrangement under which Eithne’s commander and crew have adopted Our Lady’s as a priority charity for fundraising. They have also pledged to lower the gangplank for any child who has come under the care of Our Lady’s.

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