The organisation, incorporating the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces, is either working on, or has published, a bewildering array of reports in recent years. Naval Service Diving Section officer in charge Lt Jason Croke at Haulbowline in Cork Harbour with a remotely-operated underwater vehicle. Defence minister Helen McEntee viewing Irish Defence Forces military equipment during a visit to Curragh Camp in Co Kildare in December. “That has become an awful lot more to the forefront as Ireland has pivoted towards, and Europe has pivoted towards, the maritime security role and we have the maritime security strategy published in February,” the officer says. Amid high-level declarations of greater cooperation in maritime security, as well as bolstering hybrid security, discussions are ongoing to pin down the exact scope.

Source: Irish Examiner April 06, 2026 02:43 UTC