Naval Service returning to the Mediterranean as LÉ Róisín prepares to set sail

The Naval Service has confirmed it will send the LÉ Róisín to the Mediterranean Sea at the end of this month to resume humanitarian missions.

Naval Service returning to the Mediterranean as LÉ Róisín prepares to set sail
Thu, 10 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
Sean O’Riordan

Last year, Irish patrol boats rescued more than 8,000 migrants.

A Naval Service spokesman said that plans had been drawn up some months ago to dispatch the vessel.

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