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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. With 20 years of industry experience in senior management positions in logistics, operations and commerce, he has a particular interest ...
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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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Night flights at Dublin Airport are vital for Ireland’s trade and should be allowed to continue, said FTA Ireland following the High Court’s stay on a decision on whether to reduce the number using the North runway between 11pm and 7am.
FTA Ireland made a submission to Fingal County Council in ...
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Decarbonisation will be the key topic under discussion at FTA Ireland’s Transport Manager Seminar, to be held at The Johnstown Estate, Enfield, County Meath on 19 October.
Delegates will be able to hear senior industry experts and policy makers discuss key legislation and topical issues and identify ways to reduce emissions ...
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FTA Ireland (FTAI) has welcomed the opening of the new North Runway at Dublin Airport but also warns that it will bring challenges for express freight operators.
It says that recommendations by the Airport Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) has led to the numerical cap on flights permitted between certain hours being ...
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