Naval Service to acquire new ships for post-Brexit patrols 

Sailors board the LÉ Niamh at the ships re-christening at Cork Port. Picture: Gavin Browne 

The Naval Service is planning to acquire two new ships for post-Brexit fishery protection patrols in the Irish Sea next year.

They will be smaller than the 90m-long vessels currently being used as larger ships are needed to patrol the Atlantic during bad weather, whereas the weather in the Irish Sea isn't as inclement.