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PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERFH/018/2527 February 2025 FTA Ireland (FTAI), the organisation which represents the interests of logistics businesses responsible for moving goods across the country and overseas, has been approved as an HGV Eco Driving Training Provider. The announcement follows a rigorous assessment by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) against standards set […]

PRESS RELEASE002/RFH/2513 JANUARY 2025 FTA Ireland (FTAI), the business group which represents the nation’s logistics businesses, has welcomed the news that Holyhead port is to reopen on 16 January 2025, operating a reduced schedule, with cautious optimism. However, as Aidan Flynn, the organisation’s Chief Executive explains, the sector is concerned that damage to a single berth […]

PRESS RELEASERFH/081/2424 December 2024   FTA Ireland, the membership body which represents the interests of the logistics sector nationwide, is nominating Councillor Danny Byrne (Fine Gael) for election to the Industrial and Commercial Panel of Seanad Eireann.   Councillor Byrne, who is already a member of the Fine Gael Executive Council, is committed to the […]

PRESS RELEASERFH/079/2416 December 2024 FTA Ireland (FTAI), the business group representing the interests of logistics businesses across the Republic and their customers, is urging the Irish government and ferry operators to find alternative routes for goods to protect the country’s supply chain in the run up to Christmas. Following infrastructure damage caused by Storm Darragh, the port […]

PRESS RELEASERFH/071/244 November 2024   After two years of classroom study and practical testing, the first cohort of students has graduated as Ireland’s latest HGV drivers – the first to complete the nationally-recognised Commercial Driver Apprenticeship, which started in September 2022.   Aidan Flynn, Chairperson of the Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship and Chief […]

PRESS RELEASERFH/069/2431st OCTOBER 2024 The An Bord Pleanála decision to propose the imposition of operating restrictions on the runways at Dublin Airport will have a severe impact on the ability of Ireland’s businesses to operate effectively, according to FTA Ireland, the organisation that represents all sectors of the country’s logistics industry. According to the Association, […]

PRESS RELEASERFH/065/2417 October 2024 “The core advantage of data is that it tells you something about the world that you didn’t know before.” – Hilary Mason, founder of Fast Forward Labs Now, more than ever, data and its effective use is at the heart of any successful business. And this is particularly true when it […]

Ireland’s economy and the country’s whole supply chain could be impacted significantly if night flights at Dublin Airport were to be restricted, according to business group FTA Ireland

Unless the government provides financial support/incentives for the transport and logistics sector, the government’s ambitions to decarbonise the industry and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 will be missed, according to one of Ireland’s biggest membership associations.

FTAI is a not-for-profit membership trade association for the Irish freight, passenger, and logistics industries. It is wholly owned and governed by its members and acts solely in advancing their best interests. FTAI represents some of the largest freight and passenger operators in Ireland, with more than 25,000 employees and 10,000 vehicles operating between them.