Navy
# navy - Today’s News
US Navy football players face charges over alleged rape
The Naval Criminal Investigation Service has decided to send the case to a preliminary hearing.
# navy - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
British fishing vessel detained off Aran Islands
The vessel was detained by the Naval Service in relation to an alleged breach of fishing regulations.
# navy - Thursday 7 February, 2013
LA police launch manhunt for fired policeman over killings
The ex-cop had posted warnings online about ending the life of a colleague he blamed for his dismissal.
# navy - Thursday 27 December, 2012
‘The first match I ever saw live was… ‘
Watching Ireland getting beaten 4-2 in David O’Leary’s testimonial and Paul Bealin’s miss causes Royal County delirium.
# navy - Monday 24 December, 2012
In Pics: Ireland’s Defence Forces in 2012
Our Defence Forces had a busy year. Here are some of the great pictures they took during it.
# navy - Thursday 6 December, 2012
No sleep ’til BCS championship game
For Brian Kelly and Nick Saban, getting to the BCS National Championship game is just the beginning of the hard work.
# navy - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Small increase in number of overseas visitors to Ireland
Figures for August to October show a 1.6 per cent increase in visitors when compared to the same period in 2011.
# navy - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Trojan effort gives unbeaten Notre Dame a fighting title shot
Their season began in Dublin but will conclude with a BCS championship game in Miami, Florida.
# navy - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Cuts to Reserve Defence Force after Value for Money review
Minister Alan Shatter has announced significant changes to the make up of the reservists.
# navy - Monday 8 October, 2012
VIDEO: Here’s how the Naval Service boards a suspected drug-smuggling ship
The Defence Forces have made this video showing the work of the armed teams who search suspect vessels suspected of smuggling drugs into Ireland.
# navy - Saturday 22 September, 2012
VIDEOS: Man rescued after yacht fire near Kinsale
The Naval Service Vessel LE Niamh was deployed for the rescue.
# navy - Monday 3 September, 2012
# navy - Sunday 2 September, 2012
VIDEO: Notre Dame’s marching band plays ‘Call Me Maybe’ in Dublin
The Fighting Irish’s marching band was one of the star attractions at the Aviva Stadium yesterday.
# navy - Saturday 1 September, 2012
49,000 fans watch on as Notre Dame cruise to victory in Aviva
It is expected that today’s Emerald Isle Classic will be worth in the region of €100m to the Irish economy.
In pictures: The ‘Emerald Isle Classic’ at the Aviva Stadium
Notre Dame ran out convincing 50 -10 winners over Navy when American football came to Dublin this afternoon.
Preview: Notre Dame v Navy, Emerald Isle Classic
Can the Fighting Irish beat the Navy Midshipmen or will the US Naval Academy continue its good form in college football’s oldest continuous rivalry? Steven O’Rourke previews this afternoon’s clash in the Aviva Stadium.
# navy - Friday 31 August, 2012
Pictures: Book of Kells has a bumper morning
Check out the queues at Trinity College this morning. Welcome tourists!
NFL posts Facebook status as Gaeilge to 6.1 million fans
The fighting Irish are in town for the Emerald Isle Classic between Notre Dame and Navy. Go n-éirí an bóthar leo.
Column: Memories of Notre Dame v Navy, Dublin 1996
Saturday’s game won’t be the first time Notre Dame and Navy have locked horns in Dublin. A 14-year-old Steven O’Rourke was there when the sides met in Croke Park in 1996.
Poll: Do you think the Emerald Isle Classic is a good idea?
American football teams Notre Dame and Navy will battle it out in the sold-out Aviva tomorrow. Is it a welcome event to Irish shores and for Irish tourism?
# navy - Thursday 30 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Thursday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Pep rallies and parades as Dublin gets set for the Emerald Isle Classic
With three days of festivities planned around Saturday’s Aviva Stadium showdown, we take a look at what’s on and where.
# navy - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Sponsorship of Emerald Isle Classic costs The Gathering over €600,000
Saturday’s game is set to be viewed by a worldwide audience of over three million people.
In pictures: Kent High School try to pick up Trinners’ winning touch
The high schoolers trained today in Trinity College ahead of Friday night’s match in Parnell Park.
A rivalry remembered: Notre Dame and Navy need no introduction
We begin our build-up to Saturday’s Emerald Isle Classic by looking at the story behind the oldest rivalry in NCAA college football.
# navy - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Navy Seal releases book on bin Laden hit operation
The book has triggered concerns that classified information may be released to the public.
# navy - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Contract dispute threatens sold-out American football game in Dublin Exclusive
The Irish American Football Association is threatening High Court action against the US Naval Academy as they claim conditions under which Emerald Isle Classic event is to be held have not been met.
# navy - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
Policy change sees US Army open more jobs to women
Women can now be tank or artillery mechanics in the US Army, while the policy change loosens restrictions that were keeping them away from the battlefield.
# navy - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
We have kickoff: Notre Dame-Navy start confirmed
There’ll be some red eyes for American viewers as the Emerald Isle Classic is set for 2pm (local time).
# navy - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
Controversial Petrino sacked by Arkansas
Just days after a motorcycle accident left him in a neckbrace, the former Falcons coach finds himself out of a job.
# navy - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Two hostages dead after pirates hijack ship off Somali coast
The Danish warship had been following the hijacked vessel for several days before attempting to board it.
# navy - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Praise for Special Forces after Somalia hostage rescue
Two hostages – a man from Denmark and an American woman – were freed after the operation.
# navy - Saturday 21 January, 2012
Croke Park still ‘optimistic’ on 2013 NFL date
American Football bosses are still considering a game on Jones Road next year, worth in the region of €50m to the Irish economy.
# navy - Friday 30 December, 2011
Video: Huge fire on Russian nuclear submarine finally put out
Officials insisted there had been no radiation leak during the blaze, which raged for hours as firefighters battled the flames.
# navy - Friday 25 November, 2011
In pictures: Lansdowne Road tests out American Football posts ahead of gridiron date
Aviva Stadium constructs new posts as stadium prepares for game between Navy and Notre Dame next year.
# navy - Friday 18 November, 2011
# navy - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
Man’s body recovered from River Lee
Gardaí are not treating the death as suspicious.
# navy - Tuesday 20 September, 2011
US military to officially repeal ban on openly gay personnel
The Pentagon says it is ready for the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy concerning gays serving openly in the military, which has been in place for almost two decades, to come to an end.
# navy - Tuesday 14 June, 2011
Clinton presses Africa to sever ties with Gaddafi
Meanwhile, Britain has warned that its role in the military campaign to support Libya’s rebels may not be sustainable because of cuts to the nation’s defence budget.
# navy - Monday 13 June, 2011
Mayo TD defends proposal for ‘national service’ for young people
Fine Gael’s Michelle Mulherin says her proposal for a national service is not tantamount to “conscription”.


























































