Transportation

Connectivity

  • Ireland has extensive transport links to Europe and the rest of the world.
  • Over 400 flights a week leave from Dublin, Cork and Shannon to London
  • US Pre-Clearance facilities at Dublin Airport and Shannon Airport are the only ones of their kind in Europe
  • New connections in 2019 include direct flights from Dublin to Montreal, Minneapolis and Stuttgart.
  • Irish ports offer transport services, facilities and maritime supply chain solutions to a number of industry sectors.
  • Irish port traffic account for over 90% of imports and exports moved in and out of Ireland and facilitate an annual average of 4.5 million foot and car passengers over the past five years.
  • Ireland’s three main ports are Shannon Foynes, Cork and Dublin which account for over 80% of total bulk volume,