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ROWING: The men’s intermediate eight from NUIG recorded the fastest time at the St Michael's Head of the River at O’Brien’s Bridge today. Behind them, the time of of the host club's senior eight -  10 minutes and seven seconds - was just one second ahead of a composite crew from Castleconnell, Garda and University of Limerick. The fastest women’s crew was the Trinity senior eight.

St Michael's Head of the River 2012, Results
1 168 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B MI 8 MI 8 09:58
2 167 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A MI 8 MI 8 09:59
3 163 St. Michael's R.C. MS 8 MS 8 10:07
4 164 Castleconnell BC/Garda Siochana BC/UL MS 8 MS 8 10:08
5 241 Castleconnell BC/UL MS 4X MS 4 10:33
6 177 St. Michael's R.C. MJ18 8 MJ18 8 10:43
7 178 D.U.B.C. A MN 8 MN 8 10:43
8 240 Skibbereen R.C. MS 4X MS 4 10:44
9 212 D.U.L.B.C. C WS 8 WS 8 10:46
10 237 St. Michael's R.C. MS 4- MS 4 10:46
11 290 Presentation College R.C. C MJ18 4X MJ18 4 10:48
12 183 U.C.D. B.C. A MN 8 MN 8 10:49
13 165 Muckross R.C. A MI 8 MI 8 10:51
14 170 U.C.D. B.C. B MI 8 MI 8 10:52
15 199 Neptune R.C. A MJ16 8 MJ16 8 10:52
16 293 Skibbereen R.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 10:54
17 175 Fermoy R.C. MJ18 8 MJ18 8 10:57
18 169 U.C.D. B.C. A MI 8 MI 8 11:00
19 202 St. Joseph's College R.C. B MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:01
20 246 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A MI 4+ MI 4 11:01
21 274 Galway R.C. MM 4X MM 4 11:03
22 355 Three Castles R.C. WS 4X WS 4 11:03
23 186 U.C.D. B.C. D MN 8 MN 8 11:06
24 234 Neptune R.C. MS 4+ MS 4 11:08
25 254 U.C.D. B.C. B MI 4- MI 4 11:08
26 284 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. A MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:10
27 166 Muckross R.C. B MI 8 MI 8 11:11
28 257 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B MI 8 MI 8 11:13
29 287 Cork B.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:15
30 194 Clonmel R.C. MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:17
31 209 St. Michael's R.C. WS 8 WS 8 11:17
32 285 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. B MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:17
33 235 U.C.C. R.C. MS 4+ MS 4 11:18
34 296 St. Michael's R.C. B MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:19
35 176 Neptune R.C. MJ18 8 MJ18 8 11:21
36 239 Garda Siochana BC/UL MS 4- MS 4 11:21
37 248 St. Michael's R.C. MI 4+ MI 4 11:21
38 201 Presentation College R.C. MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:22
39 195 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. A MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:23
40 245 D.U.B.C. B MI 4+ MI 4 11:23
41 251 U.C.D. B.C. B MI 4+ MI 4 11:23
42 236 Castleconnell BC/UL MS 4+ MS 4 11:24
43 311 Neptune R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 11:24
44 247 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B MI 4+ MI 4 11:26
45 435 U.C.D. B.C. A MI 2X MI 2X 11:26
46 207 N.U.I.Galway B.C. WS 8 WS 8 11:27
47 250 U.C.D. B.C. A MI 4+ MI 4 11:27
48 203 St. Joseph's College R.C. C MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:28
49 256 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A MI 4X MI 4 11:28
50 292 Shannon R.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:29
51 278 Presentation College R.C. MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 11:30
52 289 Presentation College R.C. B MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:31
53 253 U.C.D. B.C. A MI 4- MI 4 11:32
54 295 St. Michael's R.C. A MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:32
55 244 D.U.B.C. A MI 4+ MI 4 11:34
56 269 Galway R.C. MM 4- MM 4 11:34
57 437 Castleconnell B.C. MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 11:34
58 210 D.U.L.B.C. A WS 8 WS 8 11:36
59 196 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. B MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:37
60 200 Neptune R.C. B MJ16 8 MJ16 8 11:37
61 281 St. Michael's R.C. A MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 11:37
62 279 St. Joseph's College R.C. A MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 11:38
63 315 Skibbereen R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 11:38
64 458 Skibbereen R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 11:39
65 181 D.U.B.C. D MN 8 MN 8 11:42
66 302 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. A MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 11:42
67 307 Cork B.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 11:42
68 280 St. Joseph's College R.C. B MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 11:43
69 190 Shannon R.C. A MM 8 MM 8 11:44
70 211 D.U.L.B.C. B WS 8 WS 8 11:46
71 301 Clonmel R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 11:47
72 179 D.U.B.C. B MN 8 MN 8 11:48
73 424 Muckross R.C./U.L. R.C. MS 2X MS 2X 11:50
74 171 Blackrock College RC A MJ18 8 MJ18 8 11:51
75 184 U.C.D. B.C. B MN 8 MN 8 11:52
76 312 Presentation College R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 11:52
77 193 Belfast R.C. MM 8 MM 8 11:54
78 283 Castleconnell B.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 11:54
79 425 Clonmel R.C. MI 2X MI 2X 11:54
80 249 U.C.C. R.C. MI 4+ MI 4 11:56
81 13 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A MI 2- MI 2- 11:57
82 428 Neptune R.C. MI 2X MI 2X 11:57
83 192 St. Michael's R.C. MM 8 MM 8 11:58
84 282 St. Michael's R.C. B MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 11:58
85 242 Commercial R.C. MI 4+ MI 4 12:00
86 277 Fermoy R.C. MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 12:01
87 304 Commercial R.C. A MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:03
88 354 Skibbereen R.C. WS 4- WS 4 12:03
89 25 Commercial R.C. MJ18 2- MJ18 2- 12:05
90 388 Shandon B.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:05
91 442 Commercial R.C. A MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:05
92 255 Athlunkard B.C. MI 4X MI 4 12:06
93 182 D.U.B.C. E MN 8 MN 8 12:07
94 185 U.C.D. B.C. C MN 8 MN 8 12:07
95 300 Castleconnell B.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:07
96 316 St. Joseph's College R.C. B MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:07
97 12 Neptune R.C. MI 2- MI 2- 12:08
98 258 D.U.B.C. MN 4+ MN 4 12:08
99 1 St. Michael's R.C. MS 2- MS 2- 12:09
100 216 Muckross R.C. WJ18 8 WJ18 8 12:09
101 26 Presentation College R.C. MJ18 2- MJ18 2- 12:09
102 252 U.C.D. B.C. C MI 4+ MI 4 12:10
103 261 Neptune R.C. MN 4X+ MN 4 12:10
104 214 N.U.I.Galway B.C. WI 8 WI 8 12:11
105 457 Skibbereen R.C. A MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:11
106 383 Cork B.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:12
107 427 Garda Siochana B.C. B MI 2X MI 2X 12:12
108 90 U.C.D. B.C. Neale MS 1X MS 1X 12:12
109 2 Castleconnell B.C. MS 2- MS 2- 12:14
110 325 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:16
111 426 Garda Siochana B.C. A MI 2X MI 2X 12:16
112 306 Commercial R.C. B MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:18
113 4 U.C.D. B.C. A MS 2- MS 2- 12:18
114 213 Commercial R.C. WI 8 WI 8 12:19
115 265 Commercial R.C. MM 4+ MM 4 12:20
116 119 N.U.I.Galway B.C. O'Connor MI 1X MI 1X 12:21
117 208 Skibbereen R.C. WS 8 WS 8 12:21
118 273 Carlow R.C. B MM 4X MM 4 12:21
119 16 U.C.C. R.C. A MI 2- MI 2- 12:22
120 391 Skibbereen R.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:23
121 180 D.U.B.C. C MN 8 MN 8 12:24
122 314 Shannon R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:24
123 389 Shannon R.C. A WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:24
124 17 U.C.C. R.C. B MI 2- MI 2- 12:25
125 230 U.L. R.C. B WN 8 WN 8 12:25
126 465 St. Michael's R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:25
127 453 Neptune R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:26
128 467 Clonmel R.C. A MN 2X MN 2X 12:26
129 128 U.C.D. B.C. Hughes MI 1X MI 1X 12:28
130 474 Skibbereen R.C. WS 2X WS 2X 12:28
131 260 Athlunkard B.C. MN 4X+ MN 4 12:29
132 31 St. Joseph's College R.C. C MJ18 2- MJ18 2- 12:29
133 386 Muckross R.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:29
134 432 St. Michael's R.C. B MI 2X MI 2X 12:29
135 188 Old Collegians B.C. MM 8 MM 8 12:30
136 378 St. Michael's R.C. A WJ18 4- WJ18 4 12:30
137 243 Cork B.C. MI 4+ MI 4 12:31
138 512 D.U.B.C. Riegel MN 1X MN 1X 12:31
139 122 Skibbereen R.C. Hurley MI 1X MI 1X 12:32
140 18 U.C.D. B.C. A MI 2- MI 2- 12:32
141 115 Neptune R.C. Bailey MI 1X MI 1X 12:34
142 381 Castleconnell B.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:34
143 95 St. Michael's R.C. O'Connor MI 1X MI 1X 12:34
144 100 D.U.B.C. Hughes MI 1X MI 1X 12:35
145 11 D.U.B.C. C MI 2- MI 2- 12:35
146 130 Castleconnell B.C. Quinlan MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 12:35
147 198 Muckross R.C. MJ16 8 MJ16 8 12:35
148 232 Shannon R.C. B WJ16 8 WJ16 8 12:35
149 464 St. Michael's R.C. A MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:35
150 87 U.C.C. R.C. Whooley MS 1X MS 1X 12:35
151 21 U.C.D. B.C. D MI 2- MI 2- 12:36
152 3 Skibbereen R.C. MS 2- MS 2- 12:36
153 14 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B MI 2- MI 2- 12:37
154 313 Shandon B.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:38
155 342 Presentation College R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:38
156 390 Shannon R.C. B WJ18 4X WJ18 4 12:38
157 288 Fermoy R.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 12:39
158 339 Killorglin R.C. MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:39
159 436 U.C.D. B.C. B MI 2X MI 2X 12:39
160 259 N.U.I.Galway B.C. MN 4+ MN 4 12:40
161 429 Skibbereen R.C. MI 2X MI 2X 12:40
162 99 Clonmel R.C. Mc Carthy MI 1X MI 1X 12:40
163 303 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. B MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:41
164 309 Killorglin R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:41
165 338 Galway R.C. MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:41
166 347 Shannon R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:41
167 129 U.C.D. B.C. Barrett MI 1X MI 1X 12:42
168 32 St. Joseph's College R.C. D MJ18 2- MJ18 2- 12:42
169 441 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:42
170 98 Clonmel R.C. Prendergast MI 1X MI 1X 12:43
171 353 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B WS 4- WS 4 12:44
172 454 Offaly R.C. MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:45
173 450 Graiguenamanagh R.C. A MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:46
174 8 Commercial R.C. B MI 2- MI 2- 12:46
175 438 Clonmel R.C. MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:48
176 327 Commercial R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:49
177 443 Commercial R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:49
178 86 Skibbereen R.C. Murphy MS 1X MS 1X 12:49
179 134 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. Bell MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 12:50
180 459 Skibbereen R.C. C MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 12:50
181 101 D.U.B.C. Mc Caffrey MI 1X MI 1X 12:51
182 20 U.C.D. B.C. C MI 2- MI 2- 12:51
183 468 Clonmel R.C. B MN 2X MN 2X 12:52
184 547 St. Michael's R.C. O'Malley MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 12:53
185 96 St. Michael's R.C. Cullinane MI 1X MI 1X 12:54
186 264 Shandon B.C. MN 4X+ MN 4 12:56
187 231 Shannon R.C. A WJ16 8 WJ16 8 12:58
188 322 Clonmel R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 12:58
189 308 Fermoy R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 12:59
190 496 Skibbereen R.C. A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 12:59
191 7 Commercial R.C. A MI 2- MI 2- 12:59
192 23 St. Michael's R.C. A MJ18 2- MJ18 2- 13:01
193 382 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 13:01
194 217 Athlunkard B.C. WN 8 WN 8 13:02
195 406 Killorglin R.C. A WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 13:02
196 9 D.U.B.C. A MI 2- MI 2- 13:02
197 455 Presentation College R.C. A MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:03
198 81 Castleconnell B.C. Pidgeon MS 1X MS 1X 13:03
199 326 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 13:05
200 84 Offaly R.C. O'Donohue MS 1X MS 1X 13:05
201 317 St. Joseph's College R.C. C MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 13:06
202 97 St. Michael's R.C. O'Connor MI 1X MI 1X 13:06
203 153 Shandon B.C. Casey MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:07
204 219 Commercial R.C. WN 8 WN 8 13:07
205 24 St. Michael's R.C. B MJ18 2- MJ18 2- 13:07
206 263 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B MN 4X+ MN 4 13:07
207 543 Shannon R.C. Carmody MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:07
208 370 D.U.L.B.C. WN 4X+ WN 4 13:08
209 143 Cork B.C. Beechinor MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:09
210 229 U.L. R.C. A WN 8 WN 8 13:09
211 451 Graiguenamanagh R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:09
212 272 Carlow R.C. MM 4X MM 4 13:10
213 104 D.U.B.C. Flaherty MI 1X MI 1X 13:12
214 215 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. WJ18 8 WJ18 8 13:12
215 495 Shandon B.C. B WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 13:12
216 172 Blackrock College RC B MJ18 8 MJ18 8 13:14
217 228 Shannon R.C. B WN 8 WN 8 13:14
218 92 U.L. R.C. Sheehan MS 1X MS 1X 13:14
219 360 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B WI 4+ WI 4 13:15
220 380 Athlunkard B.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 13:15
221 492 Neptune R.C. A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 13:15
222 375 Graiguenamanagh R.C. A WJ18 4+ WJ18 4 13:16
223 42 Killorglin R.C. Dukarska WS 1X WS 1X 13:16
224 448 Fermoy R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:16
225 533 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. Mc Carthy MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:16
226 223 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A WN 8 WN 8 13:18
227 332 Cork B.C. D MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 13:18
228 364 D.U.L.B.C. WN 4+ WN 4 13:18
229 439 Colaiste Chiarain A MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:19
230 275 Blackrock College RC MJ18 4+ MJ18 4 13:20
231 336 Fermoy R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 13:20
232 395 Muckross R.C. WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 13:20
233 518 Offaly R.C. Gannon MN 1X MN 1X 13:21
234 297 Tralee R.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 13:22
235 362 U.C.C. R.C. B WI 4+ WI 4 13:22
236 116 Neptune R.C. Harwood MI 1X MI 1X 13:23
237 461 St. Joseph's College R.C. C MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:23
238 356 Commercial R.C. A WI 4+ WI 4 13:24
239 359 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A WI 4+ WI 4 13:24
240 399 St. Michael's R.C. A WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 13:24
241 226 N.U.I.Galway B.C. D WN 8 WN 8 13:25
242 419 Skibbereen R.C. B WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 13:25
243 466 Carlow R.C. MM 2X MM 2 13:26
244 529 Castleconnell B.C. Whittle MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:28
245 161 U.L. R.C. Aherne MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:29
246 376 Graiguenamanagh R.C. B WJ18 4+ WJ18 4 13:29
247 227 Shannon R.C. A WN 8 WN 8 13:30
248 377 Clonmel R.C. WJ18 4- WJ18 4 13:30
249 319 St. Michael's R.C. B MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 13:31
250 520 U.C.D. B.C. Tracey MN 1X MN 1X 13:31
251 111 Garda Siochana B.C. Kelly MI 1X MI 1X 13:32
252 148 Graiguenamanagh R.C. Schone MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:32
253 19 U.C.D. B.C. B MI 2- MI 2- 13:32
254 475 Fermoy R.C. A WI 2X WI 2X 13:33
255 491 Muckross R.C. C WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 13:33
256 218 Clonmel R.C. WN 8 WN 8 13:34
257 298 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. MJ16 4+ MJ16 4 13:34
258 157 Shannon R.C. Devereux MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:35
259 530 Clonmel R.C. Channon MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:35
260 490 Muckross R.C. B WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 13:36
261 124 Skibbereen R.C. O'Driscoll MI 1X MI 1X 13:37
262 78 N.U.I.Galway B.C. WS 2- WS 2- 13:37
263 191 Shannon R.C. B MM 8 MM 8 13:38
264 224 N.U.I.Galway B.C. B WN 8 WN 8 13:38
265 398 Skibbereen R.C. WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 13:38
266 63 Fermoy R.C. Shinnick WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 13:38
267 440 Colaiste Chiarain B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:39
268 462 St. Joseph's College R.C. D MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:39
269 93 U.L. R.C. Egan MS 1X MS 1X 13:39
270 105 D.U.B.C. Keegan MI 1X MI 1X 13:40
271 225 N.U.I.Galway B.C. C WN 8 WN 8 13:40
272 36 Three Castles R.C. Moran WS 1X WS 1X 13:40
273 140 Cork B.C. Peilow MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:42
274 144 D.U.B.C. Mannix MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:42
275 407 Killorglin R.C. B WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 13:42
276 525 Clonmel R.C. Kinsella MM 1X MM 1X 13:42
277 539 Cork B.C. Murray MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:42
278 151 Offaly R.C. Grogan MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:43
279 34 Skibbereen R.C. Fitzgerald WS 1X WS 1X 13:43
280 393 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. WJ16 4+ WJ16 4 13:43
281 139 Cork B.C. Mc Carthy MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:44
282 333 Cork B.C. E MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 13:44
283 361 U.C.C. R.C. A WI 4+ WI 4 13:45
284 523 Shandon B.C. O'Flynn MM 1X MM 1X 13:45
285 418 Skibbereen R.C. A WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 13:46
286 444 Commercial R.C. C MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:46
287 545 St. Joseph's College R.C. Fallon MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:46
288 121 Offaly R.C. Gannon MI 1X MI 1X 13:48
289 299 Blackrock College RC MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 13:48
290 340 Muckross R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 13:48
291 456 Presentation College R.C. B MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:48
292 262 N.U.I.Galway B.C. A MN 4X+ MN 4 13:49
293 110 D.U.B.C. Kelly MI 1X MI 1X 13:50
294 149 Graiguenamanagh R.C. Murphy MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:50
295 35 Three Castles R.C. Quinn WS 1X WS 1X 13:50
296 449 Fermoy R.C. C MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 13:50
297 204 St. Joseph's College R.C. D MJ16 8 MJ16 8 13:51
298 222 D.U.L.B.C. C WN 8 WN 8 13:51
299 48 D.U.L.B.C. Dolan WI 1X WI 1X 13:51
300 156 Shannon R.C. Rohan MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:52
301 357 Commercial R.C. B WI 4+ WI 4 13:52
302 392 St. Michael's R.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 13:52
303 55 St. Michael's R.C. O'Brien WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 13:52
304 328 Commercial R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 13:53
305 44 U.L. R.C. O'Sullivan WS 1X WS 1X 13:53
306 540 Cork B.C. Murphy MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:53
307 107 D.U.B.C. Crushell MI 1X MI 1X 13:55
308 363 Commercial R.C. WN 4+ WN 4 13:55
309 37 Three Castles R.C. Walshe WS 1X WS 1X 13:55
310 147 Graiguenamanagh R.C. Duffy MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 13:56
311 507 Clonmel R.C. Murphy MN 1X MN 1X 13:56
312 173 Colaiste Chiarain MJ18 8 MJ18 8 13:57
313 479 Castleconnell B.C. A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 13:57
314 49 D.U.L.B.C. Dolan WI 1X WI 1X 13:57
315 503 D.U.L.B.C. B WN 2X WN 2X 13:57
316 544 Shannon R.C. Browne MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:57
317 499 Skibbereen R.C. C WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 13:58
318 537 Commercial R.C. Carroll MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 13:58
319 108 D.U.B.C. Rooney MI 1X MI 1X 14:00
320 546 St. Joseph's College R.C. Fallon MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 14:00
321 187 Castleconnell B.C. MM 8 MM 8 14:02
322 43 U.L. R.C. O'Sullivan WS 1X WS 1X 14:02
323 486 Fermoy R.C. A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:02
324 46 St. Michael's R.C. Leahy WI 1X WI 1X 14:03
325 56 St. Michael's R.C. O'Brien WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:03
326 481 Clonmel R.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:04
327 80 Shannon R.C. WJ18 2- WJ18 2- 14:04
328 138 Cork B.C. Burgess MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 14:05
329 45 St. Michael's R.C. O'Keeffe WI 1X WI 1X 14:05
330 509 D.U.B.C. Kavanagh MN 1X MN 1X 14:05
331 320 Waterford B.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 14:06
332 541 Cork B.C. Dennehy MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 14:06
333 397 Skibbereen R.C. WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 14:07
334 538 Cork B.C. Stone MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 14:08
335 71 Shandon B.C. Horgan WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:08
336 387 Offaly R.C. WJ18 4X WJ18 4 14:09
337 113 Garda Siochana B.C. Murphy MI 1X MI 1X 14:12
338 396 Shandon B.C. WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 14:12
339 480 Castleconnell B.C. B WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:12
340 542 Shandon B.C. Hennessy MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 14:12
341 405 Galway R.C. WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 14:13
342 109 D.U.B.C. Rawlinson MI 1X MI 1X 14:16
343 493 Neptune R.C. B WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:16
344 69 Neptune R.C. O'Brien WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:16
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346 335 Fermoy R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:18
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348 368 Clonmel R.C. WN 4X+ WN 4 14:20
349 114 Garda Siochana B.C. Murphy MI 1X MI 1X 14:22
350 337 Fermoy R.C. C MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:22
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352 60 Cork B.C. Hamel WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:23
353 310 Muckross R.C. MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 14:24
354 534 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. Coyne MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 14:24
355 131 Clonmel R.C. Allen MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 14:26
356 478 Athlunkard B.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:27
357 348 Shannon R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:29
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359 59 Cork B.C. Higgins WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:29
360 68 Muckross R.C. Crowley WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:29
361 473 U.C.D. B.C. B MN 2X MN 2X 14:30
362 504 Galway R.C. WN 2X WN 2X 14:30
363 70 Neptune R.C. Cassidy WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:30
364 484 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:31
365 485 Cork B.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:31
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367 483 Colaiste Chiarain B WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:35
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373 106 D.U.B.C. Dolan MI 1X MI 1X 14:39
374 152 Offaly R.C. Walsh MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 14:41
375 267 Tribesmen R.C. B MM 4+ MM 4 14:41
376 329 Cork B.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:41
377 343 Presentation College R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:41
378 660 Presentation College R.C. Cregan MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 14:41
379 266 Tribesmen R.C. A MM 4+ MM 4 14:42
380 162 Waterford B.C. Corrigan MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 14:44
381 417 Shannon R.C. E WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 14:44
382 488 Graiguenamanagh R.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:44
383 665 Shandon B.C. Hennessy MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 14:44
384 446 Cork B.C. MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 14:45
385 675 St. Michael's R.C. Gill WN 1X WN 1X 14:45
386 112 Garda Siochana B.C. MacEoin MI 1X MI 1X 14:47
387 324 Colaiste Chiarain MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:48
388 548 St. Michael's R.C. Browne MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 14:50
389 494 Shandon B.C. A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:51
390 321 Castleconnell B.C. MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 14:52
391 64 Graiguenamanagh R.C. Ryan WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:52
392 672 Commercial R.C. Foley WN 1X WN 1X 14:54
393 66 Muckross R.C. Cooper WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 14:55
394 489 Muckross R.C. A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 14:56
395 220 D.U.L.B.C. A WN 8 WN 8 14:57
396 221 D.U.L.B.C. B WN 8 WN 8 14:57
397 394 Colaiste Chiarain WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 14:58
398 679 Fermoy R.C. Ryan WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 14:59
399 369 Clonmel R.C. WN 4X+ WN 4 15:00
400 497 Skibbereen R.C. B WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 15:00
401 150 Graiguenamanagh R.C. Murphy MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 15:01
402 433 Three Castles R.C. A MI 2X MI 2X 15:01
403 145 Fermoy R.C. Fisher MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 15:03
404 350 St. Joseph's College R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 15:03
405 688 Muckross R.C. O'Connor WJ15 1X WJ15 1X 15:03
406 79 Shandon B.C. WJ18 2- WJ18 2- 15:03
407 687 Killorglin R.C. Hyde WJ15 1X WJ15 1X 15:04
408 516 D.U.B.C. Geheber MN 1X MN 1X 15:06
409 664 Shandon B.C. O'Sullivan MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 15:07
410 385 Fermoy R.C. B WJ18 4X WJ18 4 15:09
411 160 Tralee R.C. Sugrue MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 15:10
412 677 Castleconnell B.C. Silke WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 15:10
413 72 Shandon B.C. Lingwood WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:10
414 384 Fermoy R.C. A WJ18 4X WJ18 4 15:14
415 421 St. Michael's R.C. A WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 15:15
416 57 Castleconnell B.C. Donnegan WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:16
417 522 Shandon B.C. Alcock MM 1X MM 1X 15:17
418 667 Shannon R.C. Clancy MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 15:17
419 40 Three Castles R.C. Jacob WS 1X WS 1X 15:19
420 663 Shandon B.C. Byrne MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 15:20
421 676 Castleconnell B.C. Griffin WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 15:20
422 371 Shandon B.C. WN 4X+ WN 4 15:24
423 51 St. Michael's R.C. Hartnett WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:24
424 666 Shannon R.C. Butler MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 15:24
425 65 Graiguenamanagh R.C. Murphy WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:25
426 233 St. Michael's R.C. WJ16 8 WJ16 8 15:28
427 411 Shandon B.C. A WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 15:29
428 118 N.U.I.Galway B.C. Geraghty MI 1X MI 1X 15:30
429 661 Presentation College R.C. Mc Carthy MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 15:30
430 673 D.U.L.B.C. O'Neill WN 1X WN 1X 15:30
431 62 Cork B.C. Devine WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:31
432 142 Cork B.C. Hegarty MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 15:33
433 502 D.U.L.B.C. A WN 2X WN 2X 15:34
434 510 D.U.B.C. Mc Cormick MN 1X MN 1X 15:34
435 61 Cork B.C. Power WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:34
436 410 Muckross R.C. D WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 15:35
437 535 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. Mc Inerney MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 15:38
438 471 U.C.D. B.C. A MN 2X MN 2X 15:40
439 323 Clonmel R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 15:42
440 674 N.U.I.Galway B.C. Donnelly WN 1X WN 1X 15:43
441 508 D.U.B.C. Pearson MN 1X MN 1X 15:44
442 206 St. Michael's R.C. MJ16 8 MJ16 8 15:47
443 506 Shannon R.C. WN 2X WN 2X 15:47
444 531 Clonmel R.C. Kelly MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 15:49
445 58 Castleconnell B.C. Mc Devitt WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 15:49
446 536 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. Mc Carthy MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 15:54
447 402 St. Michael's R.C. D WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 15:55
448 685 Tralee R.C. Ryall WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 15:56
449 416 Shannon R.C. D WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 15:57
450 400 St. Michael's R.C. B WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 15:58
451 662 Presentation College R.C. O'Connell MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 15:58
452 372 Tribesmen R.C. A WN 4X+ WN 4 15:59
453 52 St. Michael's R.C. Mc Evoy WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 16:00
454 670 Waterford B.C. Goff MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 16:00
455 330 Cork B.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 16:01
456 526 Carlow R.C. Dooley Jnr MM 1X MM 1X 16:03
457 680 Fermoy R.C. Freeman WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 16:06
458 197 Fermoy R.C. MJ16 8 MJ16 8 16:07
459 54 St. Michael's R.C. Sheehan WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 16:07
460 681 Muckross R.C. Cremin WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 16:09
461 422 St. Michael's R.C. B WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 16:10
462 367 Athlunkard B.C. WN 4X+ WN 4 16:11
463 423 Tralee R.C. WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 16:11
464 102 D.U.B.C. Callanan MI 1X MI 1X 16:12
465 683 Shandon B.C. Nagle WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 16:13
466 401 St. Michael's R.C. C WJ16 4X+ WJ16 4 16:21
467 205 St. Joseph's College R.C. E MJ16 8 MJ16 8 16:22
468 500 Tralee R.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 16:23
469 74 Skibbereen R.C. Hegarty WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 16:25
470 331 Cork B.C. C MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 16:30
471 652 Athlunkard B.C. Gallagher MJ15 1X MJ15 1X 16:30
472 346 Shandon B.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 16:32
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474 318 St. Michael's R.C. A MJ16 4X+ MJ16 4 16:34
475 373 Tribesmen R.C. B WN 4X+ WN 4 16:34
476 549 Waterford B.C. Amarillo Gomez MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 16:37
477 511 D.U.B.C. Dunne MN 1X MN 1X 16:39
478 404 Colaiste Iognaid R.C. WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 16:41
479 75 Tralee R.C. Deady WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 16:41
480 125 Three Castles R.C. Murphy MI 1X MI 1X 16:44
481 126 Three Castles R.C. Murphy MI 1X MI 1X 16:47
482 682 Shandon B.C. Healy WJ16 1X WJ16 1X 16:50
483 501 Waterford B.C. WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 16:54
484 651 Waterford B.C. O'Mahony MJ16 1X MJ16 1X 16:58
485 291 Shandon B.C. MJ18 4X MJ18 4 17:11
486 415 Shannon R.C. C WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 17:24
487 349 St. Joseph's College R.C. A MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 17:25
488 268 Tribesmen R.C. C MM 4+ MM 4 17:33
489 414 Shannon R.C. B WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 17:34
490 408 Muckross R.C. A WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 17:42
491 76 Tralee R.C. O'Donnell WJ18 1X WJ18 1X 17:44
492 482 Colaiste Chiarain A WJ18 2X WJ18 2X 17:56
493 517 D.U.B.C. Bradshaw MN 1X MN 1X 18:00
494 412 Shandon B.C. B WJ15 4+ WJ16 4 18:43
495 341 Muckross R.C. B MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 18:50
496 334 Cork B.C. F MJ15 4X+ MJ15 4X+ 19:03
497 146 Fermoy R.C. O'Mahoney MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 19:07
498 445 Commercial R.C. D MJ18 2X MJ18 2X 20:21
499 470 Shandon B.C. MN 2X MN 2X 20:58
500 513 D.U.B.C. Nevin MN 1X MN 1X 22:46
501 505 Neptune R.C. WN 2X WN 2X 23:10
502 133 Colaiste Chiarain Bridgeman MJ18 1X MJ18 1X 24:12

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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.