1,100 applicants for 12 navy posts

THE economic downturn is being cited as one of the reasons for the Naval Service receiving an astonishing 1,100 applications for 12 officer cadet places.

1,100 applicants for 12 navy posts

Last year, just 177 people applied for the dozen places.

And according to the navy, the number of applications during the Celtic tiger years had remained between 63 and 120.

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