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| | 56th ERNE HEAD OF THE RIVER |
| | Saturday 2nd March 2013 |
| | Timed |
| | Finishing Crew Mins:Secs |
| | Position No. Crew Identity Class Rowing Time |
| | 1 1 GM/NUIG/St.JoesMS 8 19:30 |
| | 2 3 U.C.D. BC MS 8 19:33 |
| | 3 2 QUBBC MS 8 19:49 |
| | 4 4 DUBC MS 8 19:52 |
| | 5 8 DUBC MI 8 20:08 |
| | 5 = 9 U.C.D. BC A MI 8 20:08 |
| | 7 6 NUIG BC MI 8 20:09 |
| | 8 5 St Michaels RC MS 8 20:30 |
| | 9 13 Neptune RC MJ18 8 20:55 |
| | 10 12 UCD BC B MI 8 21:03 |
| | 11 20 U.C.D. BC A MN 8 21:10 |
| | 12 25 DUBC B MN 8 21:11 |
| | 12 = 14 Portora BC MJ18 8 21:11 |
| | 14 19 QUBBC A MN 8 21:23 |
| | 15 21 NUIG BC MN 8 21:37 |
| | 16 10 St Michaels RC MI 8 21:46 |
| | 17 15 MCB BC MJ18 8 22:09 |
| | 18 30 Garda BC MI 4x 22:11 |
| | 19 18 DUBC A MN 8 22:17 |
| | 19 = 22 Portora/BBC/CAIBC MS 4x 22:17 |
| | 21 33 Bann RC MJ16 8 22:18 |
| | 22 24 U.C.D.L B.C A WS 8 22:24 |
| | 23 16 RBAI BC MJ18 8 22:26 |
| | 24 11 CAIBC MI 8 22:35 |
| | 25 27 QUBBC B MN 8 22:36 |
| | 26 35 MCB BC MJ16 8 22:47 |
| | 27 40 Portora BC MI 4+ 22:57 |
| | 28 23 LSC MS 4x 23:06 |
| | 29 28 DUBC C MN 8 23:08 |
| | 30 17 Blackrock BC MJ18 8 23:19 |
| | 31 41 BBC MM 8 E 23:22 |
| | 32 32 Portora BC MJ16 8 23:36 |
| | 33 42 BRC A MM 8 C 23:38 |
| | 34 43 BRC/BBC B MM 8 E 23:39 |
| | 35 29 U.C.D. BC MI 4x 23:41 |
| | 36 47 Bann RC WI 8 23:44 |
| | 37 45 QULBC WI 8 23:51 |
| | 38 31 U.C.D.L.B.C B WS 8 23:58 |
| | 39 34 CAIBC MJ16 8 24:08 |
| | 40 63 CAIBC MJ18 4+ 24:09 |
| | 41 38 BBC MS 4+ 24:10 |
| | 42 48 Portora BC WJ18 8 24:13 |
| | 43 50 Bann RC MM 8 C 24:31 |
| | 44 49 LVBC MM 8 E 24:42 |
| | 45 44 OCBC/TCBC MM 8 F 24:47 |
| | 46 60 St Michaels BC WS 4+ 24:52 |
| | 47 53 QULBC A WN 8 25:11 |
| | 48 57 BBC WM 8 D 25:13 |
| | 49 59 Portora BC WS 4x 25:19 |
| | 50 62 Bann RC MJ18 4+ 25:42 |
| | 51 52 Molesey B C MM 8 G 25:56 |
| | 52 37 MCB BC B MJ16 8 26:14 |
| | 53 54 BRC WN 8 26:33 |
| | 54 55 QULBC B WN 8 26:48 |
| | 55 58 Neptune BC WS 4x 27:04 |
| | 56 51 Portadown BC MM 8 D 27:09 |
| | 57 66 Portora BC A WJ16 8 27:16 |
| | 58 36 Portora BC B MJ16 8 27:22 |
| | 59 61 BRC WS 4+ 27:29 |
| | 60 65 CAIBC MJ16 4x 27:53 |
| | 61 67 Portora BC B WJ16 8 28:52 |
| | 62 56 QULBC C WN8 29:55 |
| | 63 = 7 QUBBC MI 8 Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 26 U.C.D BC B MN 8 Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 39 DUBC MI 4+ Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 46 NUIG BC WI 8 Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 64 Blackrock BC MJ18 4x Did Not Row |
| | The positions given are those relative to all crews participating. |
| | Positions within a Class are to be determined by inspection. |
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# ROWING: Adam Boreham of Belfast Boat Club, a heavyweight under-23 athlete, topped the rankings in ergometer (rowing machine) times on the first day of the Rowing Ireland Assessment in Newry today. Justin Ryan of Skibbereen was the fastest lightweight, with a time of six minutes 14 seconds, seven seconds slower than Boreham for the 2,000 metres. Gareth McKillen of RBAI topped a very competitive junior grade, clocking a remarkable six minutes 22 seconds.
The fastest woman was Sanita Puspure, clocking 6:40.5, and junior athlete Bridget Jacques clocked 7:04.4. The fastest lightweight was under-23 athlete Denise Walsh. Claire Lambe and Siobhan McCrohan were exempted on sick notes.
Tomorrow’s time trial on Newry Canal, scheduled for 11 o’clock, has been brought forward at least a half an hour because of concerns about the weather.
Rowing Ireland |
Newry Assessment |
2K Erg Test Results - 9th February 2013 - OVERALL |
Category Time |
Adam Boreham HM U23 06:07.0 |
David Neale HM 06:09.5 |
Matthew Wray HM U23 06:10.7 |
Jonathon Mitchell HM U23 06:11.9 |
Justin Ryan LM 06:14.0 |
Fionnan McQuillan-Tolan HM U23 06:15.2 |
Sean O Connor HM U23 06:18.1 |
Colm Keenan HM 06:18.4 |
Niall Kenny LM 06:18.4 |
Gareth McKillen JM 06:22.0 |
Paul O'Donovan LM U23 06:22.8 |
Paddy Hegarty JM 06:23.5 |
Andy Harrington JM 06:24.6 |
Jack Casey JM 06:24.9 |
Gary O'Donovan LM U23 06:25.0 |
Shane O'Driscoll LM U23 06:25.1 |
Alan Prendergast LM U23 06:33.1 |
Aodhan Burns LM U23 06:34.1 |
Eoghan Whittle JM 16 06:34.8 |
Aidan Kinneen JM 06:35.9 |
James Egan JM 06:35.9 |
Jack Silke JM 06:37.5 |
Conor Camody JM 06:37.9 |
Kai McGlacken JM 16 06:38.2 |
Andrew Bell LM U23 06:38.8 |
David O Malley JM 06:38.9 |
Brian Keohane JM 06:39.2 |
Sam Keogh JM 06:39.3 |
William Yeomans JM 06:39.7 |
Sanita Puspure HW 06:40.5 |
Daniel Buckley JM 06:41.1 |
James Blackwell JM 06:41.8 |
Philip McCullough JM 06:42.5 |
Rory O Sullivan JM 06:42.9 |
Matthew Ryan JM 06:43.6 |
Karl Anderson JM 06:43.6 |
Eoghan Fogarty JM 06:44.9 |
John Mitchel JM 06:46.8 |
David Keohane JM 06:47.4 |
Aidan Murray JM 16 06:48.0 |
Neil McCarthy JM 06:48.2 |
Evan Stone JM 06:48.4 |
Kevin Keohane JM 06:49.0 |
Kevin Fallon JM 06:49.3 |
Evan Despard JM 06:49.3 |
Ewan Murry JM 06:49.4 |
Charlie Murray JM 06:49.5 |
Ger McNamera JM 06:49.5 |
Christopher Laffey JM 06:50.0 |
Jack Smyth JM 06:51.7 |
Patrick Munnelly JM 16 06:52.4 |
Thomas Cregan JM 16 06:54.8 |
Eoghan O'Connor LM U23 06:55.3 |
Mark Breen JM 06:56.4 |
Ewan Gallagher JM 16 06:57.2 |
Monika Dukarska HW 06:57.8 |
Kevin Hogan JM 16 06:57.8 |
Alex Chadfield JM 06:59.3 |
Nathan O Reilly LM U23 07:00.3 |
Mike O'Hanlon JM 16 07:02.1 |
Andrew GOFF JM 16 07:02.8 |
Colin Finnrty JM 16 07:03.3 |
Eoghan Walls JM 16 07:03.8 |
Bridget Jacques JW 07:04.4 |
Hilary Shinnick JW 07:05.6 |
Stephen Murphy JM 07:07.6 |
Erin Barry JW 16 07:10.8 |
Jasmin English JW 07:15.5 |
Clodagh Scannell JW 07:26.8 |
Denise Walsh LW U23 07:26.9 |
Fiona Murtagh JW 07:27.3 |
Hannah McCarthy JW 07:30.1 |
Phoebe Mulligan JW 07:30.7 |
Leonie Hamel JW 07:31.9 |
Claire Beechinor JW 16 07:32.1 |
Sinead Dolan LW U23 07:33.6 |
Sarah Dolan LW 07:33.8 |
Amy Bulman LW 07:34.3 |
Zoe Hyde JW 16 07:34.4 |
Megan Blackburne JW 07:34.8 |
Eimear Lambe JW 16 07:36.4 |
Ruth Gilligan JW 07:40.5 |
Daisy Callanan JW 07:40.9 |
Elizabeth Clarke JW 16 07:41.8 |
Kara O Connor JW 16 07:41.9 |
Aisling Rodger JW 07:42.2 |
Kirstie Turner JW 07:43.8 |
Lauren McHugh JW 07:44.2 |
Sally O Brien LW U20 07:47.0 |
Megan McLaughlin JW 07:47.1 |
Sarah Murphy JW 16 07:54.0 |
# ROWING: One hundred and twenty rowers are listed to compete at the Rowing Ireland Assessment in Newry tomorrow and Sunday. The ergometer test will be on Saturday and the on-the-water time trial is set for 11 o’clock on Newry Canal on Sunday.
This will be the first assessment since Morten Espersen has taken over as High Performance Director.
Rowing Ireland 2000m Ergo Assessment |
Newry, February 9th 2013 |
HP Team |
07/02/2013 |
Row Labels Testing Time Ergo Number |
Athlone BC |
munnelly, patrick 13:20 6 |
Athlunkard BC |
Gallagher, Ewan 13:20 7 |
McNamara, Ger 13:20 8 |
Bann RC |
Barry, Erin 12:00 2 |
Wray, Matthew 13:20 1 |
Belfast BC |
Boreham, Adam 13:20 2 |
English, Jasmin 12:00 3 |
Jacques, Bridget 12:00 4 |
Mitchell, Johnathan 13:20 3 |
Taggart, Emily 12:00 9 |
Turner, Kirsty 12:00 1 |
CAIBC |
McCullough, Philip 13:20 5 |
Castleconnell Boat Club |
O'Connor, Eoghan 11:20 8 |
Whittle, Eoghan 11:20 9 |
CIT RC |
O'Donovan, Gary 12:40 9 |
O'Driscoll, Shane 12:20 11 |
Clonmel RC |
Chadfield, Alex 13:20 10 |
Channon, Stewart |
Lonergan, Sean 13:20 11 |
Prendergast, Alan 13:20 9 |
Colaiste Chiarain RC |
Hogan, Kevin 11:20 11 |
Colaiste Iognaid RC |
McGlacken, Kai |
Walls-Tuite, Eoghan |
Commercial RC |
Dolan, Sarah 13:00 4 |
Lambe, Eimear 13:00 10 |
Rodger, aisling 13:00 9 |
yeomans, william 11:20 12 |
Cork BC |
Beechinor, Claire 12:40 1 |
Hamel, Leonie 12:40 3 |
Kilbane, Laura 12:40 4 |
McCarthy, Neil 11:00 2 |
McClaughlin, Megan 12:40 2 |
Murphy, Stephen 11:00 3 |
Murray, Charlie 11:00 1 |
DUBC |
Flaherty, Paul |
DULBC |
Dolan, Sinead 13:00 5 |
O'Brien, Sally 13:00 6 |
Fermoy RC |
Blackburne, Megan 12:00 11 |
Shinnick, Hilary 12:00 10 |
Galway RC |
Murtagh, Fiona 12:40 6 |
Garda RC |
Laffey, Christopher 12:40 5 |
Killorglin RC |
Dukarska, Monika 12:00 7 |
Hyde, Zoe 12:00 12 |
Lagan Scullers Club |
Hethertington, Thomas |
Lee RC |
Breen, Mark 11:00 8 |
Buckley, Daniel 11:00 5 |
Keogh, Sam 11:00 6 |
Mitchel, John 11:00 4 |
O Sullivan, Rory 11:00 7 |
Stone, Evan 11:00 9 |
Molesey BC |
Keenan, Colm 12:20 7 |
Muckross RC |
O'Connor, Kara 13:00 11 |
Neptune RC |
Fogarty, Eoghan 11:40 9 |
Horan, Conor 11:40 8 |
Mulvaney, Shane 11:40 10 |
NUIGBC |
Keogh, Aifric |
Mullarkey, Edward 12:20 2 |
O'Connor, Sean 12:20 1 |
Old Collegians BC |
Puspure, Sanita 12:00 8 |
Portadown BC |
McKeown, Sam 11:40 12 |
Portora BC |
Anderson, Karl 13:40 1 |
Beacom, Alice 13:40 5 |
Clarke, Elizabeth 13:40 3 |
Finlayson, Chloe 13:40 4 |
Mulligan, Phoebe 13:40 6 |
Murry, Ewan 13:40 2 |
Presentation College RC |
Cregan, Thomas 14:00 6 |
Keohane, Brian 14:00 4 |
Keohane, David 14:00 5 |
Keohane, Kevin 14:00 3 |
QULBC |
Leahy, Aoife |
RBAIRC |
McKillen, Gareth 13:20 4 |
Robinson, Ben 11:40 11 |
Shandon B.C. |
Callanan, Daisy 11:40 6 |
Carroll, Luke 11:40 4 |
Casey, Jack 11:40 2 |
Harrington, Andy 11:40 1 |
Hennessy, Colm 11:40 5 |
O'Sullivan, Clodagh 11:40 3 |
Scannell, Clodagh 11:40 7 |
Shannon RC |
Blackwell, James 14:00 2 |
Carmody, Conor 14:00 1 |
Coll, Erin 13:00 3 |
Gilligan, Ruth 13:00 1 |
McHugh, Lauren 13:00 2 |
Skibbereen RC |
Burns, Aodhan 12:40 7 |
Dineen, Shelly |
Hegarty, Paddy 12:40 8 |
Ryan, Justin 12:20 8 |
Ryan, Matthew 12:40 10 |
Walsh, Bernadette 12:40 12 |
Walsh, Denise 12:40 11 |
St Michaels RC |
Clavin, Sheila |
Despard, Evan 12:20 4 |
McCarthy, Hannah 13:00 7 |
Murphy, Sarah 13:00 8 |
O Malley, David 12:20 5 |
O'Brien, Kate |
St.Josephs RC |
Egan, James 11:20 2 |
Fallon, Kevin 11:20 5 |
Finnerty, Colin 11:20 6 |
Kinneen, Aidan 11:20 1 |
Mcquillan-Tolan, Fionnan 11:20 7 |
Silke, Jack 11:20 3 |
smyth, jack 11:20 4 |
Tribesmen RC |
McCrohan, Siobhan |
UCCRC |
Kenny, Niall 12:20 9 |
UCDBC |
Bell, Andrew 12:20 12 |
Bennett, Siofra |
Collins, Grace |
Finnegan, Orla |
Lambe, Claire 12:00 6 |
Neale, David 12:20 6 |
Ni Reachtagain, Claire |
O'Donovan, Paul 12:20 10 |
ULRC |
Penny, Stephen 11:20 10 |
University of Surrey |
O'Reilly, Nathan 12:20 3 |
Waterford BC |
GOFF, Andrew 11:00 10 |
O'HANLON, Mike 11:00 11 |
(blank) |
Bulman, Amy 12:00 5 |
# ROWING: Sanita Puspure produced her customarily excellent performance to win the 5,000 m time trial at the National Assessment in Newry today, but the rise of young female talent was reflected in the performances of Bridget Jacques and Denise Walsh. Jacques, who is 17, was the fourth fastest woman and Walsh, who just turned 20 and is a lightweight, was just one place further back. Incoming Ireland performance director Morten Espersen said the level of performance he had seen today was comparable to that in Denmark.
Rowing Ireland |
5000m Time Trial |
25th November 2012 |
HP Team |
Nov 2012 |
Sex W |
Values |
Row Labels Time Senior % GMT Age % GMT |
Sanita Puspure (Old Collegians BC) HW 21:13.3 83.4% 83.4% |
Claire Lambe (UCD) LW 21:40.9 84.6% 84.6% |
Amy Bulman (UCDBC) LW 22:02.4 83.2% 83.2% |
Bridget Jacques (Belfast BC) WJ18 22:20.8 79.2% 84.7% |
Denise Walsh (Skibbereen RC) LWU23 22:24.6 81.8% 83.9% |
Sinead Dolan (DULBC) LWU23 22:41.3 80.8% 82.8% |
Hilary Shinnick (Fermoy RC) WJ18 22:41.3 78.1% 83.4% |
Siobhan McCrohan (Tribesmen RC) LW 22:44.1 80.6% 80.6% |
Kate O'Brien (SMRC) HWU20 22:46.1 77.8% 79.6% |
Cliona Hurst (NUIGBC) LW 23:11.0 79.1% 79.1% |
Bernadette Walsh (Skibbereen RC) WJ18 23:21.2 75.8% 81.0% |
Jasmin English (Belfast BC) WJ17 23:24.4 75.7% 80.8% |
Aoife Leahy (QULBC) LWU23 23:24.6 78.3% 80.3% |
Phoebe Mulligan (Portora BC) WJ18 23:32.3 75.2% 80.4% |
Aifric Keogh (NUIGBC) HWU23 23:35.5 75.1% 76.8% |
Claire Beechinor (Cork BC) WJ16 23:45.4 74.5% 79.6% |
Hannah McCarthy (St. Michaels RC) WJ18 23:59.5 73.8% 78.8% |
Kara O'Connor (Muckross RC) WJ16 24:07.7 73.4% 78.4% |
aisling Rodger (Commercial RC) WJ17 24:13.8 73.1% 78.1% |
Zoe Hyde (Killorglin RC) WJ16 24:14.9 73.0% 78.0% |
Laura Kilbane (Cork BC) WJ16 24:16.2 73.0% 77.9% |
Ruth Gilligan (Shannon RC) WJ18 24:22.0 72.7% 77.6% |
Eimear Lambe (Commercial RC) WJ16 24:29.7 72.3% 77.2% |
Daisy Callanan (Shandon B.C.) WJ18 24:31.8 72.2% 77.1% |
Alice Beacom (Portora BC) WJ16 24:51.0 71.3% 76.1% |
Erin Barry (Bann RC) WJ16 24:52.5 71.2% 76.0% |
Ellie Sherin (St. Michaels RC) WJ18 24:57.3 71.0% 75.8% |
Sarah Murphy (St. Michaels RC) WJ16 25:02.0 70.7% 75.6% |
Clodagh Scannell (Shandon B.C.) WJ18 25:13.7 70.2% 75.0% |
Erin Coll (Shannon RC) WJ16 25:24.7 69.7% 74.4% |
Helen Ryan (Shannon Rowing Club) LW 25:35.2 71.7% 71.7% |
Clodagh O'Sullivan (Shandon B.C.) WJ16 25:44.5 68.8% 73.5% |
Chloe Finlayson (Portora BC) WJ16 25:46.4 68.7% 73.4% |
Megan Blackburne (Fermoy RC) WJ18 26:01.0 68.1% 72.7% |
Elizabeth Clarke (Portora BC) WJ16 26:28.5 66.9% 71.4% |
# ROWING: Rowing Ireland have chosen Morten Espersen to be their new High Performance Director. The 61-year-old served as HPD in Denmark from 1993 to 2001 and went on to chair Denmark’s executive board for elite rowing. Denmark has had great success in the last two decades: their premier crew, the lightweight four, took three gold and two bronze medals in the last five Olympic Games, while the lightweight double scull took gold at London 2012. Fie Udby Erichsen also took a silver medal in the women's single sculls in London.
In a statement released by Rowing Ireland, Espersen said: “Rowing Ireland has the potential to succeed at the highest level and, working together with all stakeholders, I believe that this goal can be achieved.”
Espersen will take up his post in February. He will be based at the National Rowing Centre in Cork. He succeeds Martin McElroy, who has recently been appointed Performance Director for men's rowing in Canada.
About the Irish Navy
The Navy maintains a constant presence 24 hours a day, 365 days a year throughout Ireland’s enormous and rich maritime jurisdiction, upholding Ireland’s sovereign rights. The Naval Service is tasked with a variety of roles including defending territorial seas, deterring intrusive or aggressive acts, conducting maritime surveillance, maintaining an armed naval presence, ensuring right of passage, protecting marine assets, countering port blockades; people or arms smuggling, illegal drugs interdiction, and providing the primary diving team in the State.
The Service supports Army operations in the littoral and by sealift, has undertaken supply and reconnaissance missions to overseas peace support operations and participates in foreign visits all over the world in support of Irish Trade and Diplomacy. The eight ships of the Naval Service are flexible and adaptable State assets. Although relatively small when compared to their international counterparts and the environment within which they operate, their patrol outputs have outperformed international norms.
The Irish Naval Service Fleet
The Naval Service is the State's principal seagoing agency. The Naval Service operates jointly with the Army and Air Corps.
The fleet comprises one Helicopter Patrol Vessel (HPV), three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), two Large Patrol Vessel (LPV) and two Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPV). Each vessel is equipped with state of the art machinery, weapons, communications and navigation systems.
LÉ EITHNE P31
LE Eithne was built in Verlome Dockyard in Cork and was commissioned into service in 1984. She patrols the Irish EEZ and over the years she has completed numerous foreign deployments.
Type Helicopter Patrol Vessel Length 80.0m Beam 12m Draught 4.3m Main Engines 2 X Ruston 12RKC Diesels6, 800 HP2 Shafts Speed 18 knots Range 7000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 55 (6 Officers) Commissioned 7 December 1984
LÉ ORLA P41
L.É. Orla was formerly the HMS SWIFT a British Royal Navy patrol vessel stationed in the waters of Hong Kong. She was purchased by the Irish State in 1988. She scored a notable operational success in 1993 when she conducted the biggest drug seizure in the history of the state at the time, with her interception and boarding at sea of the 65ft ketch, Brime.
Type Coastal Patrol Vessel Length 62.6m Beam 10m Draught 2.7m Main Engines 2 X Crossley SEMT- Pielstick Diesels 14,400 HP 2 Shafts Speed 25 + Knots Range 2500 Nautical Miles @ 17 knots Crew 39 (5 Officers)
LÉ CIARA P42
L.É. Ciara was formerly the HMS SWALLOW a British Royal Navy patrol vessel stationed in the waters of Hong Kong. She was purchased by the Irish State in 1988. She scored a notable operational success in Nov 1999 when she conducted the second biggest drug seizure in the history of the state at that time, with her interception and boarding at sea of MV POSIDONIA of the south-west coast of Ireland.
Type Coastal Patrol Vessel Length 62.6m Beam 10m Draught 2.7m Main Engines 2 X Crossley SEMT- Pielstick Diesels 14,400 HP 2 Shafts Speed 25 + Knots Range 2500 Nautical Miles @ 17 knots Crew 39 (5 Officers)
LÉ ROISIN P51
L.É. Roisin (the first of the Roisín class of vessel) was built in Appledore Shipyards in the UK for the Naval Service in 2001. She was built to a design that optimises her patrol performance in Irish waters (which are some of the roughest in the world), all year round. For that reason a greater length overall (78.8m) was chosen, giving her a long sleek appearance and allowing the opportunity to improve the conditions on board for her crew.
Type Long Offshore Patrol Vessel Length 78.84m Beam 14m Draught 3.8m Main Engines 2 X Twin 16 cly V26 Wartsila 26 medium speed Diesels 5000 KW at 1,000 RPM 2 Shafts Speed 23 knots Range 6000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 44 (6 Officers) Commissioned 18 September 2001
LÉ NIAMH P52
L.É. Niamh (the second of the Róisín class) was built in Appledore Shipyard in the UK for the Naval Service in 2001. She is an improved version of her sister ship, L.É.Roisin
Type Long Offshore Patrol Vessel Length 78.84m Beam 14m Draught 3.8m Main Engines 2 X Twin 16 cly V26 Wartsila 26 medium speed Diesels 5000 KW at 1,000 RPM 2 Shafts Speed 23 knots Range 6000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 44 (6 Officers) Commissioned 18 September 2001
LÉ SAMUEL BECKETT P61
LÉ Samuel Beckett is an Offshore Patrol Vessel built and fitted out to the highest international standards in terms of safety, equipment fit, technological innovation and crew comfort. She is also designed to cope with the rigours of the North-East Atlantic.
Type Offshore Patrol Vessel Length 90.0m Beam 14m Draught 3.8m Main Engines 2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines and Power Take In, 2 x shafts, 10000kw Speed 23 knots Range 6000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 44 (6 Officers)
LÉ JAMES JOYCE P62
LÉ James Joyce is an Offshore Patrol Vessel and represents an updated and lengthened version of the original RÓISÍN Class OPVs which were also designed and built to the Irish Navy specifications by Babcock Marine Appledore and she is truly a state of the art ship. She was commissioned into the naval fleet in September 2015. Since then she has been constantly engaged in Maritime Security and Defence patrolling of the Irish coast. She has also deployed to the Defence Forces mission in the Mediterranean from July to end of September 2016, rescuing 2491 persons and recovering the bodies of 21 deceased
Type Offshore Patrol Vessel Length 90.0m Beam 14m Draught 3.8m Main Engines 2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines and Power Take In, 2 x shafts, 10000kw Speed 23 knots Range 6000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 44 (6 Officers)
LÉ WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS P63
L.É. William Butler Yeats was commissioned into the naval fleet in October 2016. Since then she has been constantly engaged in Maritime Security and Defence patrolling of the Irish coast. She has also deployed to the Defence Forces mission in the Mediterranean from July to October 2017, rescuing 704 persons and recovering the bodies of three deceased.
Type Offshore Patrol Vessel Length 90.0m Beam 14m Draught 3.8m Main Engines 2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines and Power Take In, 2 x shafts, 10000kw Speed 23 knots Range 6000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 44 (6 Officers)
LÉ GEORGE BERNARD SHAW P64
LÉ George Bernard Shaw (pennant number P64) is the fourth and final ship of the P60 class vessels built for the Naval Service in Babcock Marine Appledore, Devon. The ship was accepted into State service in October 2018, and, following a military fit-out, commenced Maritime Defence and Security Operations at sea.
Type Offshore Patrol Vessel Length 90.0m Beam 14m Draught 3.8m Main Engines 2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines and Power Take In, 2 x shafts, 10000kw Speed 23 knots Range 6000 Nautical Miles @ 15 knots Crew 44 (6 Officers)
Ship information courtesy of the Defence Forces
Irish Navy FAQs
The Naval Service is the Irish State's principal seagoing agency with "a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements". It is tasked with a variety of defence and other roles.
The Naval Service is based in Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour, with headquarters in the Defence Forces headquarters in Dublin.
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, including lines of communication, fisheries and offshore resources" within the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Naval Service operates jointly with the Army and Air Corps as part of the Irish defence forces.
The Naval Service was established in 1946, replacing the Marine and Coastwatching Service set up in 1939. It had replaced the Coastal and Marine Service, the State's first marine service after independence, which was disbanded after a year. Its only ship was the Muirchú, formerly the British armed steam yacht Helga, which had been used by the Royal Navy to shell Dublin during the 1916 Rising. In 1938, Britain handed over the three "treaty" ports of Cork harbour, Bere haven and Lough Swilly.
The Naval Service has nine ships - one Helicopter Patrol Vessel (HPV), three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), two Large Patrol Vessel (LPV) and two Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPV). Each vessel is equipped with State of the art machinery, weapons, communications and navigation systems.
The ships' names are prefaced with the title of Irish ship or "long Éireannach" (LE). The older ships bear Irish female names - LÉ Eithne, LÉ Orla, LÉ Ciara, LÉ Roisín, and LÉ Niamh. The newer ships, named after male Irish literary figures, are LÉ Samuel Beckett, LÉ James Joyce, LÉ William Butler Yeats and LÉ George Bernard Shaw.
Yes. The 76mm Oto Melara medium calibre naval armament is the most powerful weapon in the Naval Services arsenal. The 76mm is "capable of engaging naval targets at a range of up to 17km with a high level of precision, ensuring that the Naval Service can maintain a range advantage over all close-range naval armaments and man-portable weapon systems", according to the Defence Forces.
The Fleet Operational Readiness Standards and Training (FORST) unit is responsible for the coordination of the fleet needs. Ships are maintained at the Mechanical Engineering and Naval Dockyard Unit at Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour.
The helicopters are designated as airborne from initial notification in 15 minutes during daylight hours, and 45 minutes at night. The aircraft respond to emergencies at sea, on inland waterways, offshore islands and mountains and cover the 32 counties. They can also assist in flooding, major inland emergencies, intra-hospital transfers, pollution, and can transport offshore firefighters and ambulance teams. The Irish Coast Guard volunteers units are expected to achieve a 90 per cent response time of departing from the station house in ten minutes from notification during daylight and 20 minutes at night. They are also expected to achieve a 90 per cent response time to the scene of the incident in less than 60 minutes from notification by day and 75 minutes at night, subject to geographical limitations.
The Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service (FOCNS) is Commodore Michael Malone. The head of the Defence Forces is a former Naval Service flag officer, now Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett – appointed in 2015 and the first Naval Service flag officer to hold this senior position. The Flag Officer oversees Naval Operations Command, which is tasked with the conduct of all operations afloat and ashore by the Naval Service including the operations of Naval Service ships. The Naval Operations Command is split into different sections, including Operations HQ and Intelligence and Fishery Section.
The Intelligence and Fishery Section is responsible for Naval Intelligence, the Specialist Navigation centre, the Fishery Protection supervisory and information centre, and the Naval Computer Centre. The Naval Intelligence Cell is responsible for the collection, collation and dissemination of naval intelligence. The Navigation Cell is the naval centre for navigational expertise.
The Fishery Monitoring Centre provides for fishery data collection, collation, analysis and dissemination to the Naval Service and client agencies, including the State's Sea Fisheries Protection Agency. The centre also supervises fishery efforts in the Irish EEZ and provides data for the enhanced effectiveness of fishery protection operations, as part of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The Naval Computer Centre provides information technology (IT) support service to the Naval Service ashore and afloat.
This headquarters includes specific responsibility for the Executive/Operations Branch duties. The Naval Service Operations Room is a coordination centre for all NS current Operations. The Naval Service Reserve Staff Officer is responsible for the supervision, regulation and training of the reserve. The Diving section is responsible for all aspects of Naval diving and the provision of a diving service to the Naval Service and client agencies. The Ops Security Section is responsible for the coordination of base security and the coordination of all shore-based security parties operating away from the Naval base. The Naval Base Comcen is responsible for the running of a communications service. Boat transport is under the control of Harbour Master Naval Base, who is responsible for the supervision of berthage at the Naval Base and the provision of a boat service, including the civilian manned ferry service from Haulbowline.
Naval Service ships have undertaken trade and supply missions abroad, and personnel have served as peacekeepers with the United Nations. In 2015, Naval Service ships were sent on rotation to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean as part of a bi-lateral arrangement with Italy, known as Operation Pontus. Naval Service and Army medical staff rescued some 18,000 migrants, either pulling people from the sea or taking them off small boats, which were often close to capsizing having been towed into open water and abandoned by smugglers. Irish ships then became deployed as part of EU operations in the Mediterranean, but this ended in March 2019 amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the EU.
Essentially, you have to be Irish, young (less than 32), in good physical and mental health and with normal vision. You must be above 5'2″, and your weight should be in keeping with your age.
Yes, women have been recruited since 1995. One of the first two female cadets, Roberta O'Brien from the Glen of Aherlow in Co Tipperary, became its first female commander in September 2020. Sub Lieutenant Tahlia Britton from Donegal also became the first female diver in the navy's history in the summer of 2020.
A naval cadet enlists for a cadetship to become an officer in the Defence Forces. After successfully completing training at the Naval Service College, a cadet is commissioned into the officer ranks of the Naval Service as a Ensign or Sub Lieutenant.
A cadet trains for approximately two years duration divided into different stages. The first year is spent in military training at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork. The second-year follows a course set by the National Maritime College of Ireland course. At the end of the second year and on completion of exams, and a sea term, the cadets will be qualified for the award of a commission in the Permanent Defence Force as Ensign.
The Defence Forces say it is looking for people who have "the ability to plan, prioritise and organise", to "carefully analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions, who have "clear, concise and effective communication skills", and the ability to "motivate others and work with a team". More information is on the 2020 Qualifications Information Leaflet.
When you are 18 years of age or over and under 26 years of age on the date mentioned in the notice for the current competition, the officer cadet competition is held annually and is the only way for potential candidates to join the Defence Forces to become a Naval Service officer. Candidates undergo psychometric and fitness testing, an interview and a medical exam.
The NMCI was built beside the Naval Service base at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and was the first third-level college in Ireland to be built under the Government's Public-Private Partnership scheme. The public partners are the Naval Service and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the private partner is Focus Education.
A Naval Service recruit enlists for general service in the "Other Ranks" of the Defence Forces. After successfully completing the initial recruit training course, a recruit passes out as an Ordinary Seaman and will then go onto their branch training course before becoming qualified as an Able Body sailor in the Naval Service.
No formal education qualifications are required to join the Defence Forces as a recruit. You need to satisfy the interview board and the recruiting officer that you possess a sufficient standard of education for service in the Defence Forces.
Recruit training is 18 weeks in duration and is designed to "develop a physically fit, disciplined and motivated person using basic military and naval skills" to "prepare them for further training in the service. Recruits are instilled with the Naval Service ethos and the values of "courage, respect, integrity and loyalty".
On the progression up through the various ranks, an Able Rate will have to complete a number of career courses to provide them with training to develop their skills in a number of areas, such as leadership and management, administration and naval/military skills. The first of these courses is the Naval Service Potential NCO course, followed by the Naval Service Standard NCO course and the Naval Service senior NCO course. This course qualifies successful candidates of Petty officer (or Senior Petty Officer) rank to fill the rank of Chief Petty Officer upwards. The successful candidate may also complete and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership, Management and Naval Studies in partnership with Cork Institute of Technology.
Pay has long been an issue for just the Naval Service, at just over 1,000 personnel. Cadets and recruits are required to join the single public service pension scheme, which is a defined benefit scheme, based on career-average earnings. For current rates of pay, see the Department of Defence website.
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