Procurement of a Multi-Role Vessel-MRV for the Irish Naval Service

and adaptive capacity for a wide range of maritime tasks, both at home and overseas. It is anticipated the new vessel will also be enabled for helicopter operations, freight/personnel carrying operations and will be the flagship of the Irish naval fleet.

The Minister for Defence plans to undertake a procurement process to replace the decommissioned Irish Naval Service vessel, LÉ Eithne with a Multi-Role Vessel, with a design specification capable of providing a flexible