The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) (Irish: Rannóg Tumadóireachta na Seirbháse Cabhlaigh), formally part of NOC's shore operations section, is a specialist unit of the Irish …

The Naval Service is an integral part of Óglaigh na hÉireann as the maritime component of the Defence Forces, with a men and women drawn from the 32 counties of Ireland

Dec 12, 2025 · The plan, unveiled by Minister of Defense Helen McEntee at the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC) in the Curragh Camp, commits targeted funding to critical defense …

Its core strategy revolves around upholding Irish sovereignty and undertaking constabulary duties within its economic zone, which is approximately ten times the size of its landmass. Key tasks …

The Naval Service provides the maritime component of the Irish State's defence capabilities and is the State's principal seagoing agency. It "protects Ireland's interests at and from the sea, …

Feb 1, 2017 · The Irish Naval Service for 70 years has been providing fisheries protection, sea patrols, surveillance and smuggling prevention. Ireland’s maritime territory is not small. It …

Sold in January 1947 for scrap, but sank off Saltee Islands in May. Launched in 1908 and served the Irish Free State from 1923 as an unarmed fisheries protection vessel. Later armed with a …

Jul 2, 2025 · While most missions undertaken by the Naval Service are in Irish waters, on occasion longer missions are undertaken in support of Irish peacekeepers serving with the …

2 days ago · Irish Naval Service, Cobh. 59,859 likes · 1,240 talking about this · 309 were here. The Naval Service is the State's Principal Seagoing Agency.

20 hours ago · Irish military capabilities have been eroded leaving us vulnerable – a radical approach is needed to fix Defence Forces The military is a shocking FIVE years away from …