It’s hard to believe that we’re a month into the new year already! Those January blues are nearly over and spring is nearly upon us. To celebrate this do we have a prize for you! Spratt Personal Shipping have teamed up with the five star Fota Island Resort in Co Cork to offer one lucky Read More >
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Happy Australia Day!
Today (January 26th) marks Australia Day , an event not just celebrated down under but worldwide by Aussie ex pats and their friends also. Given the amount of Irish people living in Australia it’s inevitable that our emigrants will join the party wherever they are based, adding a blend of our unique culture to the Read More >
Government Launch #HomeToWork Initiative
A Government initiative designed to encourage emigrants who returned home for Christmas to return to Ireland permanently to live and work could help make 2016 a year of returning emigrants. The initiative involved an advertising campaign across Irish airports over the Christmas and New Year period. The ads all carried the #HomeToWork hashtag, which trended Read More >
Christmas Greetings From Spratt Personal Shipping
As the festive season approaches and 2015 concludes we reflect on what has been an extremely successful year for our company. This was our first year without company founder/Managing Director Paddy Spratt Snr and a huge responsibility was placed on the shoulders of his son’s Pady Jr & Sam to carry on the proud Spratt Read More >
Charting Conor McGregor’s Growth In The UFC
Fresh from delivering a top of the range car all the way from Las Vegas to Dublin to Conor McGregor (gifted to him by the UFC), the guys here at Spratt Personal Shipping couldn’t be more excited to see UFC 194 in the early hours of Sunday morning Irish time. McGregor has already made the Read More >
Where To Watch The McGregor Fight In Dublin
Last month, Spratt Personal Shipping shipped a gift from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to Irish mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor, ahead of his fight against world champion Jose Aldo. Spratt specialise in shipping cars all over the world and have handled many famous vehiclesfor high profile people, but few shipping deliveries have given Read More >
A World Class Service For A World Class Fighter
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has rapidly risen to become one of Ireland’s most lauded sporting heros in recent years. The Dublin native has brought immense joy and pride to the nation through his excellent achievements in the ring. His sheer charisma and personality have also captured the imagination of the entire nation and launched a Read More >
Paddy Spratt: A Lasting Legacy – Part 1
The late Paddy Spratt literally built Spratt Transport Services up from scratch. Today, his sons Pady (MD) and Sam (Transport Manager) are proudly overseeing the business and are determined to keep things moving forward with purpose as a tribute to their father. We touched base with Pady to get an update on this extraordinary family Read More >
One In Six Irish People Now Living Abroad
A recent study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that one in six Irish people are now living abroad as emigrants. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Ireland ranked the highest out of all countries included in the study. The findings, which were measured over a twelve-month period leading up to April 2015, found Read More >
Number Of Young People Emigrating Highest Since 2010
Since last month’s Leaving Cert results were released and the subsequent CAO offers were sent out the Evening Herald have revealed that the number of young people emigrating is at it’s highest level since 2010. In the past 12 months more than 30,000 young people have left Ireland for new pastures, despite the recovering economy. Read More >