An officer and her gentleman: Naval couple seal it with a kiss

Naval Service graduation: One couple had a double reason to celebrate as latest officers are commissioned
An officer and her gentleman: Naval couple seal it with a kiss

Newly-commissioned naval officer Mark O'Keefe, Waterford, kisses his fiancee, Sub-Lieutenant Orla Donnellan from Athlone following the commissioning ceremony at Haulbowline in Cork. Pictures: Michael MacSweeney/Provision

A young man who was one of five new officers commissioned into the Naval Service today was proudly watched at the event by his fiancée — who is a serving officer.

Mark O'Keeffe, an avid musician from Waterford City, got a big congratulatory kiss from Sub-Lieutenant Orla Donnellan after he had graduated.

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