Women make naval history with ship handover

The helm of a naval vessel was handed from one female captain to another yesterday, marking a first in Irish Navy history.

Lieutenant Commander Marie Gleeson, 34, from Cashel in landlocked Tipperary, took command of the LÉ Aoife.

She met and married the love of her life thanks to a patrol onboard the ship, and takes over from Cork Lt Cdr Erika Downing.