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The impressive vessel is nearly 300 metres long and proves that the Leeside harbour is well able to handle such mammoth ships ...
The tragic tale of the Titanic includes an Irish designer, construction in Belfast, an Irish priest photographer and a launch ...
A sculptor hopes two bronze statues depicting orphan children can be rebuilt after being stolen from New Town in Hobart.
The Naval Service vessel, along with an Air Corps maritime surveillance aircraft, shadowed the ship as it made its way through Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone. Attempts were made by the Naval ...
So it’s a colourful Caribbean vibe when the ship is in the West Indies this winter and a Mediterranean feel for when it is in Europe in summer 2026. Lighting, music and stalls will change each ...
Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris confirmed the ship had been in Ireland’s “area of interest”. Mr Harris said that “vessels of interest” can occasionally enter Ireland's EEZ ...
A Russian intelligence-gathering ship is being monitored by the Defence Forces off the Irish coast. It is understood that LÉ Samuel Beckett was dispatched to monitor the vessel in recent days as ...
A Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship has now left Irish-controlled waters, Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has said. Speaking in Athlone on Friday, he said the Defence Forces ...
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The Irish Defence Forces has been monitoring a Russian intelligence-gathering ship which was spotted operating off the Irish coast. The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 was spotted sailing through the Irish ...
A Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship is being tracked through Irish-controlled waters and is refusing to respond to communications from the Naval Service. The Viktor Leonov, a 100m vessel fr ...
A full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed further insight into the doomed ship’s final moments and confirmed eyewitness accounts that engineers worked until the end to keep the ...