The Naval Service has been forced to take two more of its ships out of operations due to outbreaks of Covid-19.
This news comes following concerns expressed by Irish fishermen that the Naval Service may not be able to protect them at sea. It comes as a Donegal trawler was boarded by a Scottish fishery protection vessel in the disputed waters of Rockall, signalling what could be the first shots in new ‘cod wars’ between the British and EU post Brexit.