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The only way Alta could have been detected was by visual or radar tracking. She was a "Dead" ship electronically , so without visual report or...

MV ALTA was possibly detected on the 13FEB, 14FEB, 15FEB and obviously confirmed detection on the 16FEB by several sensors available to Ireland...

Don't know about composition or otherwise of MCIB. Our National response was negative as we didn't know it was there for more than a week, drifting...

For anyone interested in the MCIB, this is of interest. Enlightening reading. Shows the complete and utter failure of government to govern...

Deirdre in the US https://twitter.com/cian_mcparland/status/1367598134562594818?s=21

I have being liaising with MCIB for the last 2 years in relation to an accident and I have never met a more incompetent statutory authority in this...

we took another step backwards today with the Government not bothering to make the promised amendments to the Defence Act to allow overseas reserve...

The Marine Casualty Investigation Branch (MCIB) wants" a working group to explore the risks and potential costs to the State presented by derelict...

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Funny how the same names crop up...

https://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?12625-Minister-Answering-Questions-NOW-on-Dail-Live-webcast&p=485755&viewfull=1#post485755

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Dáil debates Wednesday, 3 March 2021 Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

A9 - Air Corps and A11 Naval Service subheads are supposed to be for maintenance AND fuel of the platforms - i.e Aircraft and Ships. Emphasis on...

https://www.audit.gov.ie/en/find-report/publications/2020/vote-36-defence.pdf Page 19 onwards. Budget subhead A1 to A25

I couldn't help myself - sorry.

Doesn't work like that. All Army, Air Corps and Naval Service pay comes out of the same pot, all allowances comes out of another, RDF pay another,...

Joking aside. Every year there used to be an exercise in submissions for next years budgets. Expendables and maintenance estimates were submitted and...

Capex? The Navy junior rates mess got one of those fancy soft drinks/chocolate dispenser machines with a mechanical lift a few years back.

Out of the remaining €755 million once pensions and the DoD have taken their cut from the top, who gets what in terms of funding between the three...