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Wednesday 21 October 2020
The LÉ Aisling was sold by the Department of Defence in 2017 for €110,000 to a Dutch company.
The ship has since gone up for sale for €683,000 by a private seller.
It’s being sold by the Dutch ship broker who bought it earlier this year.
The vessel has a long and distinguished service record.
The Taoiseach has made the purchase in his role as Minister for Defence.
The ship was taken out of action for a period this week while items were inspected for asbestos.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The stricken vessel is being towed by LÉ Aisling.
The Defence Forces have made this video showing the work of the armed teams who search suspect vessels suspected of smuggling drugs into Ireland.
The vessel was detained off the coast of Clare and is being held over an alleged breach of fishing regulations.
The vessel was detained off the Cork coast this afternoon over an alleged breach of fishing regulations.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
Cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 14 °C
Min: 6 °C
Partly sunny
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Min: 6 °C
Partly sunny with a couple of showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
