ASG is proud to have expanded its close training partnership with Irish Coast Guard (IRCG), Ireland’s SAR and Maritime Safety Agency. They have recently developed, and successfully delivered, the organisation’s…

On April 26, 1956, a freight shipping container was sent out into the world for the first time. The invention by Malcom P. McLean, an American with Scottish roots, revolutionised…

The Origins of Last-Mile Logistics The concept of modern package delivery in the U.S. can trace its origins back to the California Gold Rush in 1849. With the need for…

The sinking of the Mail Boat RMS Leinster in Dublin Bay on October 10, 1918 in a German U-Boat attack saw the loss of 550 lives and is the subject…

It has been more than 75 years since there has been a continuous tramline crossing between the north and south of Dublin. However, in June this year, the new cross-city…

Dublin born Brendan Finucane, or ‘Spitfire Paddy’ as he came to be known, was a young man whose dream of piloting a plane led him into the Second World War….

The Central Bank of Ireland recently honoured an Irish born Inventor – John Philip Holland – with the issue of a €15 silver proof coin. Liscannor, Co. Clare is well…

On the 21st of January 1854 a major Maritime tragedy occurred in Irish waters. The RMS ‘Tayleur’ ran aground off Lambay Island, Dublin, and sank with the loss of over…

One hundred years ago, on the outbreak of World War One in August 1914, motorised transport in Ireland was very much at an early stage of development. The economy was…

Portmarnock Strand – In 1930 and 1932 Portmarnock Strand played a unique role in world aviation history. 1930 It was from the Velvet Strand at Portmarnock, Co. Dublin that the…

In the 150th anniversary year of London Underground, its Managing Director, Mike Brown, MVO FCILT, was the speaker at this year’s Annual CILT Sir Robert Reid Rail Lecture, held in…