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FTA Ireland has welcomed a €220 million Government support package to ease fuel cost pressures in road transport, agriculture and contracting services. The measures include the Road Transporters Support Scheme (RTSS) and a new Fuel Support Scheme for farmers, agricultural and forestry contractors, and the fishing sector.
FTA Ireland chief executive, Niall Cotton, said: “The €120 million RTSS provides welcome, focused relief for road haulage and passenger transport operators, recognising their ...
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FTA Ireland says it is optimistic that a solution can be found to address rising fuel costs following protests by farmers and others that have caused widespread disruption to the country’s road network.
The group has taken part in intensive Government-led talks over recent days at which it used the opportunity ...
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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 ...
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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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