Tánaiste urged to convene Council of Defence over inability to put naval ships to sea 

One of the Russian-flagged ships seen in Irish waters in recent days. Picture: Óglaigh na hÉireann

The former second-in-command of the Army Ranger Wing has called on Defence Minister Micheál Martin to reconvene the Council of Defence.

Cathal Berry says a meeting is urgently needed in light of the Naval Service’s inability to put ships to sea particularly when Russian vessels were sitting off the Irish coast over the weekend. All of the naval service's vessels remained in dock.