Members of the Naval Service at a ceremony in Dún Laoghaire harbour. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish TimesThe Government is expected to approve plans to send an Irish Naval ship to the waters off North Africa to enforce a UN arms embargo on Libya. The contribution to Operation Irini is expected to take place in June and last seven weeks, The Irish Times has learned. Military management hopes resumption of overseas naval deployments will help address the recruitment and retention crisis affecting the Defence Forces and Naval Service in particular. Operation Irini is also responsible for training the Libyan Coast Guard to carry out these tasks.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 17, 2023 04:16 UTC