Dublin Port Company proudly welcomes ‘Solidarity: The Dockers of Dublin Port’, a compelling exhibition curated by The Little Museum of Dublin to its Substation for a three-month stay. The first-ever exhibition…

Bus Éireann marked the 70th anniversary of Busáras, Ireland’s central bus and coach station. The iconic building has transported millions of passengers since services commenced in 19 October, 1953. Busáras…

Dublin Port Company (DPC) and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ireland have welcomed the arrival of the German Navy’s Tall Ship ‘Gorch Fock’, carrying a crew…

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy performed the annual ‘Casting of the Spear’ into Dublin Bay, one the most important symbolic occasions on the Dublin Port calendar. In the…

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…