Photo Essay: Unsung heroes work behind the scenes at Haulbowline's Naval Dockyard 

Engineers, mechanics, welders, plumbers and admin staff are the ones who keep our naval vessels afloat in 18th-century dockyard

Mechanical fitter and father-of-two, Liam Leahy, at the Naval Dockyard in Cork. “I’m part of a great community here in the dockyard". Photo: Neil Michael

"We were now faced with looking at people drowning in front of us."

Petty Officer David O’Leary was part of the LÉ Samuel Beckett boarding parties in the Mediterranean Sea in 2016.