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  Irish Naval Service
In Sept 1946 the Marine Service became a component of the Defence Forces.
With the disposal in 1952 of the last craft which had served during the war, these three corvettes became the backbone of the Naval Service during the 1950's and 60's.
These CPVs were built in the UK for service in Hong Kong and were subsequently purchased by the Irish Government.
homepage.eircom.net /~insrfc/irishns.htm   (416 words)

  
 Irish Naval Service
On the 3rd of September 1939 the Irish "Marine and Coastwatching service" was born and became officially established on the 5th of September 1939.
She had been chartered by the Irish Department of Agriculture and Fisheries from John Lewis Limited of Aberdeen and since 1938 used as a Fishery Protection Vessel.
She was handed over to the Irish Department of Defence on the 10th of November 1939 purchased outright and commissioned as a public armed ship on the 15th of January 1940 by Lieutenant A Thompson.
www.irishseamensrelativesassociation.org /Irish%20Naval%20Service-The%20Formation.htm   (137 words)

  
  [Irish Naval Service] | [All the best Irish Naval Service resources at karaoke.velocityincome.com]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Irish Navy and Coast Guard Seize Flotilla Of CocaineIreland's naval service said its officers were looking through records of which ships had passed along the County Cork coast in recent days, in the hope of pinpointing the "mother ship" that had dispensed the two cocaine-loaded dinghies...
Irish Defence ForcesDeployments of Irish soldiers cover UN peace-keeping duties, protection of the Republic's territorial waters (in the case of the Irish Naval Service) and Aid to Civil Power operations in the state.
The Irish Naval Service (in Irish: Serbhís Cabhlaigh na hÉireann) is the navy of the Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces[1] (Óglaigh na hÉireann).
karaoke.velocityincome.com /Irish_Naval_Service   (1563 words)

  
 Irish Naval Service - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Irish Naval Service is the navy of the Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces.
Naval service vessels are all named with traditional Irish female names, taken from history and Irish mythology.
The ship prefix LÉ stands for Long Éireannach, "Irish ship" in the Irish language.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Irish_Naval_Service   (82 words)

  
 Irish Defence Forces - Naval Service
The key characteristics of the Naval Service flotilla are those of a rapid reaction, flexible and multi-capable force able to sustain the maximum number of patrol days within the constraints of the resources available.
The Naval Service is the State's principal seagoing agency with a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements.
The Naval Service conveys a signal of State commitment in the sea areas over which the State exercises sovereignty, has sovereign rights and in the sea areas beyond, where the State has an interest.
military.ie /naval   (253 words)

  
 Irish Naval Service
A Visit to Haulbowline Naval Service Dock - July 27, 2006
Irish Naval Service Visitors to Galway - October 2004
Irish Sea Shipping © John H. Luxton 1995-2007.
www.irishseashipping.com /photofeatures/services/irishnavalservice/irishnaval.htm   (105 words)

  
 Our History - About Us - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service Online
Valentia Observatory as it came to be known, was one of a network of weather stations established around the Irish and British coastlines to enable storm warnings to be provided for ships at sea by the naval authorities in London.
By 1941, however, the Service's own recruits had been fully trained, and the organisation was able to begin satisfying the increasing demands for weather information from its own resources.
During the 1990's, in common with its sister organisations in most other European countries, the service has adopted a more commercial approach to the provision of services to its customers, the aim being to try to increase revenue and thus lighten the financial burden on the tax-payer.
www.met.ie /about/our-history.asp   (1120 words)

  
 Ireland: the Naval Service
The Irish Naval Service flags website at http://www.military.ie/naval/naval_flags.htm shows the harp on the Jack with its strings upright (in the playing position) and gives the colour of those strings as "silver", rather than with yellow strings at an angle as we show here.
The senior officer of the Irish Naval Service holds the rank of commodore and flies a swallowtail green pennant with a single yellow star centered between the point of the fork and the hoist.
The Naval Service colour was presented to the Naval Service on 12 July 1996 by her Excellency, President Mary Robinson.
www.fotw.us /flags/ie-naval.html   (682 words)

  
 Irish Army on Unservice
The Irish government agreed to a request from the Secretary General for a force of Irish troops to serve with the UN Force in the Congo, now Zaire, and so the Defence Forces' involvement in Africa began when they sent a battalion to ONUC.
The presence of the Irish battalion in South Lebanon has undoubtedly helped to restore a certain normality to the area, as evidenced by the increase in population and economic activity in the region.
The mission that the Irish troops have undertaken as part of INTERFET was secured by the Defence Forces Reconnaissance team consisting of the Director of Operations, Colonel Frank Mc Kevitt, the Officer Commanding the Ranger Wing, and Captain Eoin Stapleton, (logistics), DFHQ.
users.bigpond.net.au /kirwilli/unservice/unservice.htm   (4094 words)

  
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Irish Naval Service ships have been used by the UCC study –the first time they have been used for academic research.
The area covered encompasses the offshore waters to the southwest and west of Ireland, stretching from the Goban Spur northwards to the Porcupine Seabight, Rockall Trough and adjoining continental areas and westwards to the Rockall Bank.
The Irish Naval Service have also allowed observers onboard LE Eithne and LE Roisin and LE Niamh during routine fishery patrols throughout the study period.
www.ucc.ie /opa/research/offshoreassets.html   (253 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
This organisation was succeeded in 1919 by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the guerrilla organisation that fought the Anglo-Irish War against the government of the United Kingdom which is more popularly known as the War of Independence.
The Naval Service has the difficult task of not only policing Irish territorial waters but also the Irish box which is an immense area of sea in which fishing is restricted in order to preserve numbers.
The Naval Service is tasked with enforcing this EU protected area and thus serves the EU as well as Ireland.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Irish_Defence_Forces   (954 words)

  
 The Salthill Airshow Souvenir Brochure 1999 (Irish Naval Service)
This system was devised to assist the ships to correctly interpret complex fishery law.  In a live scenario at sea, the ship’s onboard computers supplies accurate, up to date legal information to the ship’s captain.
This system incorporates a visual screen display of all fishing vessel positions and activity recorded in the data base.  This system is utilised to give fisheries briefs to Naval Command and ship’s officers, to assist planning, and to analyses seasonal, EU national, and species fishing effort.
The Naval Base at Haulbowline houses a highly professional diving unit which, in additional to its routine roles, assists civil authorities in a range of activities such as body searches both inland and at sea.  The Diving unit’s operations include:
www.salthillairshow.com /brochure/brochure_1999_irish_naval_service.html   (400 words)

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