Government must stop being 'penny-wise pound foolish' and invest in navy 

There is a real cost to the country of not having a properly resourced naval service

The LÉ James Joyce tied up at the deep-water berth in Cobh, Co Cork. Picture: David Creedon

How do you fix a naval service seriously holed below the water line by a constant leakage of personnel?

It’s something Minister for Defence Micheál Martin is going to need more than temporary 'sticking plaster’' to remedy,  otherwise the navy is sunk.