Cormac O'Keefe: Ireland's navy strives to step up maritime security amid wave of reports

The Irish Examiner's Security Correspondent learned more about the challenges facing Ireland's naval service when he visited the Haulbowline naval base in Cork Harbour

Naval Service Diving Section officer in charge Lt Jason Croke reflected in the visor of a diving helmet during a visit to Haulbowline naval base in Cork Harbour by Irish Examiner security correspondent Cormac O'Keeffe and photographer Chani Anderson. 

One thing the Irish Defence Organisation is good at is drafting reports.

The organisation, incorporating the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces, is either working on, or has published, a bewildering array of reports in recent years.