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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has appointed chief executive Niall Cotton on a permanent basis. He has served on an interim basis since earlier this year, succeeding Aidan Flynn.
He brings over two decades of senior leadership experience across logistics, operations, and commercial roles. A founding member of FTA Ireland, he has served as both president and director since the association’s inception in 2010 and was a key contributor to the development of ...
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FTA Ireland will host its annual Sustainable Transport Seminar on Wednesday 5 November 2025, uniting government, industry and academic leaders as they accelerate progress toward Ireland’s 2030 decarbonisation targets for transport.
Ireland’s Climate Action Plan sets an ambitious 50% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector by 2030, ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) says it is disappointed by the An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP, Irish Planning Board)’s final decision to impose a quota on night flights at Dublin Airport.
Chief executive Niall Cotton, said the ruling disregarded recommendations made by the organisation and its members, and will restrict the logistics industry in ...
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FTA Ireland has appointed Niall Cotton as its new interim chief executive to replace outgoing chief executive Aidan Flynn, who is leaving the organisation after 14 years.
Cotton (pPctured, below) was a founder member of FTA Ireland, and has been president and director of the organisation since its inception in 2010. ...
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FTA Ireland has nominated Councillor Danny Byrne 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 promotion of the freight distribution and logistics sector as essential to the Irish economy. He is ...
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Ireland’s economy and supply chain could be seriously affected if night flights at Dublin Airport are restricted, warns FTA Ireland (FTAI).
Chief executive Aidan Flynn, said that without overnight deliveries by air, shops and offices, factories and hospitals could be left without critical supplies and that much of the economy would ...
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The Irish government must provide financial support and incentives for the transport and logistics sector if its ambitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 are to be achieved, said FTA Ireland in its submission ahead of the country’s budget on 1 October.
FTAI chief executive Aidan Flynn, said that the ...
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It is vital that government and industry coordinate their efforts to provide vision and guidance if Irish fleet operators are to decarbonise successfully said FTA ireland in a new report, published on 9 July.
The report, Decarbonising the Road Freight Sector Ireland, has been written in partnership with Air Products, Gas ...
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The budget announced by Minister for Finance Michael McGrath on 10 October offers very little for the freight distribution and logistics sector, says FTA Ireland (FTAI).
Chief executive Aidan Flynn, said: “In Ireland a large percentage of fuel price is made up of taxes and excise duty. To alleviate some the ...
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FTA Ireland will be holding its annual Transport Manager Seminar on 19 October 2023 at the Johnstown House Hotel in Enfield, County Meath.
As Spiderman once said, ‘With great power comes great responsibility’ and the country’s transport managers are responsible for directing, coordinating, planning and overseeing tasks and operations while also ensuring ...
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