trpsarge: Keep me informed mate, the Irish navy is one of the forces that I enjoy looking at and reading about.

As for Eithne, I heard not long ago that she was up for replacement too. This was due to the fact that her aviation facilities are not able to handle the larger Aw-139 helo that has recently been bought and that the Dolphin’s have been retired from service. Like I said, I hear these things but since that is on the other side of the world, I can’t confirm them.