Tag Archives: Naval Service

Naval Gazing

Bodger at 4:26 pm September 1, 2021

They want you, they want you* as a new recruit.

This afternoon.

A gathering of sailors and possibly our entire navy fleet moored in Dublin for the Naval Service’s 75th Anniversary.

In pic 1, the L.É. Samuel Beckett arrives (left) with from left: L.É. George Bernard Shaw (P64), L.É. WB Yeats (P63) and L.É. James Joyce (P62) docked at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.

Is our western coast now vulnerable to invasion?

Only time will tell.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

* Probably not, but here’s the website in anyhow.

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Anchor Aweigh

Bodger at 1:15 pm September 1, 2021

This morning.

Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney TD disembarking the L.É. Samuel Beckett at the Naval Service 75th anniversary.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

Meanwhile…

🚨NEW: Simon Coveney now claims he deleted texts from his phone over concerns it would be hacked.

The story changes. Again. https://t.co/p87QojhxxB

— Hugh O’Connell (@oconnellhugh) September 1, 2021

Meanwhile…

2. available in a form that can be accessed should an FOI request be made? And that a person who destroys such a record following an FOI request has committed an offence? https://t.co/zq7HwhoQzE

— Pearse Doherty (@PearseDoherty) September 1, 2021

Which Is It?

Bodger at 10:21 am July 8, 2019

Naval Service : I have spoken to the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces this evening about ongoing challenges in the Naval Service.
Vice Admiral Mellett reconfirmed that two of our vessels are in dock for planned maintenance.The crews have been redeployed to other vessels.1/2

— Paul Kehoe T.D (@campaign4kehoe) July 6, 2019

Nevertheless, we both recognise the personnel difficulties facing the Naval Service and we have agreed that these matters will be prioritised at a meeting involving civil and military leaders next week. 2/2.

— Paul Kehoe T.D (@campaign4kehoe) July 6, 2019

Minister for Defence Paul Kehoe; two tweets from the minister on Saturday and the newsletter from the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service’s newsletter

On Saturday, Fine Gael TD and Minister for Defence Paul Kehoe tweeted that two Irish Naval Service vessels are in the dock for “planned maintenance” and that their crews had been deployed elsewhere.

He tweeted that the Chief Of Staff Vice Admiral Mellett had “reconfirmed” this to him.

This is despite a newsletter from the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service newsletter stating that the LE Eithne and LE Orla were being placed in an “operational reserve capacity” until such time that “sufficiently qualified and experienced personnel are available”.

Anyone?

Kehoe in ‘bunker of denial’ over navy manpower (RTÉ)

Newsletter pic: Cathal Berry