High security as Cork plays host to EU naval conference

Chen is an informal, independent and non-political forum whose membership includes the Chief of Navy of each European maritime nation that is either a member of Nato and/or the EU and has naval armed forces. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork was on high security alert this evening as it hosted a meeting of mostly European naval chiefs.

The Chiefs of European Navies (CHENS) conference, which was last held in Ireland in 2001, is being held to discuss military challenges facing both Nato and European navies.