Ireland A Trucking History. 

A lot of familiar faces and trucks from the mid Eighties. Sadly a lot of the people from my era have passed. They were great times. No trackers or no mobile phones!!!! The Telex machine was king.

Its been 7 years since I watched this video and I am now trucking in the USA. Miss them good old days. Great to watch this video again

Great video thanks for showing us I'm 72 now and miss those old lorries. 👍🇬🇧🍻

BEST SONGS I EVERY HEARD, GREAT MEMORIES WITH MY DAD LOVE TO TURN THE TIME BACK SO SIMPLE TIMES

What a wonderful montage to the 🇮🇪men that did it before air con sat navs mobile telecommunications with lodgings and diesel freezing 🥶in the lines ect as my ex father in law had to deal with in the 70s.top drawer again ned give a shout out to the donegal men who did it like the rest of the old school🇮🇪 men did under far harsher conditions hats of to them all great sounds to ned even my boy watches you now he's 12 and has diesel in his blood he's with me most Sundays when I head out and drop him back to his mother before I wander the uk god bless you and keep up the great work 🚛💨🍀🍀🙏

NED , im very proud of u man - DAN FLAVIN was the first man that i worked for after leaving school - he was a tractor man back in 1984 and i gave up an engineering university place to go driving tractors !!! mam went nuts - only 2 people in ireland called me buddy - my dad and dan - i could tell u some stories about danny flavin - i spoke to him a short while before he died - he said to me ; " buddy, look after yourself . i dont want to see u for a long long time" -- ive been thru some pretty tough times but dan keeps me going - THANKS NED for the video , and im a lorry man myself but moved to london many moons ago -- im home now ,2 miles from dans resting place and having to start all over again , but u r a great support to me - maybe some day u could give me some advice please ?

My beloved Father, Tom Logan, drove for Denis Coughlan out of Mallow Co Cork. known as "The Walla"...he covered international and Continental 60's, 70's and 80's..First man to drive a Mack in Ireland..a loving father sadly missed..love you Dad..❤❤

only just seen this ned brilliant vid on the history of irish trucking thank you

This brings back loads of memories from when I was too young to get a job doing international, must be been good days back in the 80’s and early 90’s

That was a lovely tribute to all the old Irish truckers what is left us

Nice tribute to the heavies truckers,as i'm a heavy trucker myself since 1995,to all heavy truckers in the world n ireland,i salute to all of you guys n gals,truly a special breed of drivers and huge responsible towards other road users

Fantastic, must have been a labour of love. So many not around anymore,RIP, getting there myself.

Been watching your videos for some years now. You give great insight into the life of a trucker. I myself one in England, love your straight to the point of how it is and professionalism while sometimes having to deal with shite. The reason I'm commenting on this video is I have never watched this one for some reason even though it is a fair few years old. Also I have to thank you. I haven't heard 'second violin' the song you have playing over is for a long long time and had completely forgot about it. And to be fair the band. Definatley a cracking band!! Anyway thanks and stay safe

Lovely vid . A lot have past . But memories are are so grate to keep. Ol Barry mcguigan fell to sleep on his wheel after weekender castets. Drove past thinking to pissed to make the bunk. Bless him . Paddy the german from rosslair a true gent still going spain . Irish Tom the fridge owner driver. Plank skint and knackerd . My bro steve sandford who i miss so much of blue flag running doman of irun. I could go on . Once again with a smile and a tear in the Eye grate vid thanks. Roll safe p

Lovely video ned some old stalwards them loved seeing them old trucks

First truck was 321 man. Loved that old girl ,even though I killed it .fell to sleep just outside listowel .6000 thousand gallons of milk in a field. 3 days no sleep.

great stuff ned

Ned you just crack me up I wish some of these new lads in the industry that have HGV driver hand books gain as much sense as you take care old bean

Well done Ned some great memories there lad. Remembering Martin "Lights" Dougherty. Peter Rooney and Barnie McKenna. Also Frankie Keon Rip

This video was really worth watching and I’ll probably even watch it again thanks Ned..

Gregory Lagan was such a nice fella sorry to hear he has passed away x

This is brillant Ned

Ned that was very good really enjoyed it.

Thanks Ned really enjoyed watching this with Andrew (Crowe) and the kids age 7 and 9 and him remembering good times. There’s no craic like it now. Love the music too.

Hi Ned what a deep video, but a really nice way on how to remember true Legends. They don't make that type of breed of drivers anymore. X

Great video of memories ned, And gents of the road.

Watched this so many times and love it every time thanks Ned

Great stuff Ned to the unsung heros of Ireland. Some staggering trips from made.Very evocative.

P.s.the streets of New York is a great ballad love it ned top man You are great stuff and am looking for European work now after your response thank you ned take care your a great man 🙏🍀🚛💨🇮🇪

Great video Ned thats a great tribute to those who are gone and forged the way for the others have a great day be safe.

Great men of the of the road past.and.present

I love the songs and the wagons from the pass, especially the 141

Gday from Down Under Mate, love your movies. I have been watching them this past week and im loving them. Me and the handbrake have hired a camper and driven around Europe 7 times so far and are coming back in Augast 18. Will keep an eye out for you and your Mate Moe at a truckstop. I love your bloody music too mate, bloody brillant. Maybe you should throw in a bit of ACDC. Keep Safe Mate. Mick

Love the songs, and the trucks from the pass, especially the Molloy And Cherry wagons

Great to see some old faces bring back memories to me all those years ago great time on the road.

Class video!! Brings back some great memories sailing around the roads of Europe with my Dad who drove for Lagan. There's another couple of legends who I would like to mention. Paul Devlin and John Mckeever (the gunner) both sadly not with us any more.

great video. r.i.p. to richie peter's the driver of the 1628 merc with the iggy madden colour's you have posted on your video, a friend of my dad who drove for langan's haulin fruit from the smithfield market for 30 yr's. well done ned

great vid , my dad worked with meadows and eamonn morrissey , he passed away in the cab in pembroke in 1998 patsy o shea was his name

Very well put together Ned well done lad fair play

a lot of respect for the lorry drivers.

Lovely video n great music...................................

Great video Ned,music's great and some great looking lorries,hope your keeping well

Great Video Des, It Took A Bit Of Time To Put It All Together, It's Good To Remember All The Lad's That Have Passed On, That We All Would Have Crossed On The Road Late 70s/80s 90s,Not Like Now You Would'nt Know Who Is Behind The Wheel Of An Irish Truck, The Music Suit's The Video So Well, Again Thank's Des...

Some great men them days. The trucking industry hasent men like that now. Very very sound men.🇨🇮

A few old familiar faces from long ago !!! I took the photo of the JBH International with the Moore freight truck in the back ground in Calais if memory serves me right by in 2001. Talk about great all days

Savage. Awl truck men are like good whiskey. Aged & full of experience. Cant buy that. Lovely memories to have Ned. Nice one.

I always take a look at this vid when I get lonesome for the road, l was with Truck International, Shamrock, O'Neill's, Fordway, Bill Maher, Ned Browner and a few other heroes in the seventies and early eighties but couldn't do it now. Too many truck drivers breakfasts (a piss and a look around) and not enough money. Great videos Ned give you a look in every week. Keep her lit!

Thanks Ned.From the lads at WW for remembering Tommy Burn.He was a great man & he is sorely missed.Good to see young Seamus O Keefe & he is still going.

Fantastic, really enjoyed that!!

Thnx for the video Ned.. I worked with Paul Mc Affrey in the mid 90's at Mc Geehans of Draperstown... He was a great character R.I.P..

At the beginning Lord of bless Johnny Flanagan a true trucker

Great video very nice seeing the older trucks

great video, loved seeing the meadows, danzas and brian keheo trucks ii worked for meadows in the dying days and miss it a lot and the people i worked with

What a fantastic video:) God bless those who passed on, an thank's for seein' a lot of irish rigs ah use tae see when ah was a laddie.

saw a picture of dad thankyou for including him

Ned, great collection of pics here and well put together. Thanks for sharing and hope all is well and getting better over in Ireland...from your fans here in Chicago.

thanks ned seen them walsh western trucks brought back good memories

Great video, nice to see the old truck's

Brilliant video Ned, i remember them all as a lad in Sydney Coopers.

NOEL DRUMM,DUNNGANON many great stories from you and your antics at East West/ Blair intl ect ect, sat for hours listening, you are sadly sadly missed, a true gentleman, RIP

great video big shout out to you irish boys...awe the best ae scotland ...........

Love the B+l trucks

By Far the best drivers

Great video my dad r.i.p sean RASHER ward

Another memory watching that I used to take a load of cardboard packaging from England to a little place in James town get the best breakfast ever then in to Walsh western for an export load out of Dublin, not before shunting a few trailer's for them out of three com for punts for the beer money, great memories of great people.

HELLO NED I IM DAVE OR MEATPIE I IM NEW TO YOUR CHANNEL I THINK YOUR VIDEO ARE SO GREAT ON THE ROADS DRIVERS JOB MUST BE GRAT JOB I WAS ON THE RAILWAYS NOW RETIRED LIVING IN THAILAND , NEED GET OUT AND DO SOME MORE VIDEO NOW I AM CATCHING UP ON ALL YOUR VIDEO EVERY DAY IM WATCHING IT

bloody great video can well relate to it drove in the 80s and 90s doing instate on the other side off the world cheers from australia

Bagatelle ought to have been big internationally.

Still don’t get why half of the ones I see on the road dress like cowboys and have a fascination with pulling the cab curtains half way past their side windows 🤦

Ned, great videos. Just wondering if you have any photos of the old Stena boat on the Dublin/Holyhead route. The one with ramp inside in the boat that kept ripping the rubber spray suppression mats off the back crash bars on all the fridges. I started driving in 1998 and have no photos of back then. Pity. Would love to have some of the lads and lorries from back then.

Great vid Ned.. luv the music too..I ain' a trucker..far from it..wuz on ships fer 45 years..and a 'noobie' car driver (at 67) but gettin' hooked on 'trucker vids' after gettin' hit by one..lol.. I sorta get the impression here, that truckin' ain' so much diff'rent from shippin'..like, mutual respect to other truckers, friendship, loyalty even..but more on a one-to-one level than sorta 'company wide'..(am I close?).. ok... back to '15 and lookin' fer yer latest vids.. thks agin...

Great photo and good for those reposed. Add my own memory of: Hans Kyle RIP. A Dutch driver for Pat Mone of Chilly Freight (now: MVT). Well done Ned and also to: Luke Vernon. (though the language needs to be curtailed). Congrats

I did 7 years for Ronnie and Winston.... come back guys i`ll work for ya

My father worked for floods back in the middle 90’s tony Davis we knew pat and David flood and Mary flood was transport manager he also worked for O'Leary’s back in the 90’s and u had a picture of paddy tierney and I was working for John tierney and I got my first go at crossing into Europe and it was paddy who helped me all the way and showed me the ropes and paddy is old skool and a really nice fella to know and meet and I always looked up to the old skool driver for help and they always did but I was I kid going on trips with my dad and everything looked fun drivers meet talk to each other but unfortunately it wasn’t the same when I got into it because ur on ur own the cb is dead no one wants to help or care the fun had went out of driving well before I came along 😔

Great video ned 👍

Walsh n Western we see them on the Limerick road, same with Shannon Transport, use to have a bit of craic with the Shannon Greyhound

Fantastic vid ned.... lovely head a hair on ya back then 😂😋...my uncle used ta drive for Meadows when I was very young n used ta bring me n brothers with him....brought back memories....just got my C license so hopefully I can bring my own kids out some day n hopefully they'll enjoy it as much as I did

Dix, Trux, and a few car transporters we use to chat with on the CB, Barretts drivers as well

Two words for this video..........Sheer Class.

Iggy Madden, use to be lucky to see one of their wagons on our way to Galway

i know a lot of the faces in this video through my father...great video,

Alright there Ned just seen this great photo's and a bit of the Wolfetones first seen them at the Old Glasgow Apollo 1983 when I was 16 so we must be about the same age Ned stay safe all the best to you and your family

Cheers Gordon! Thanks a mill.Loads more great men not included in there also R.I.P

RIP Liam Reilly

great video, some good men on there especially my dad and my uncle jack (father ted), well done

Great video Ned. Something for the national archive. Lots of RIPs ;-( is that down to age or is it down to the fact that long distance trucking is not a healty lifestyle? I'm happy that my furthest trip is 3kms. When are you coming out to Europe again Ned? Regards JD.

my father was 1 of the men of that time jim bermingham. along with billy o mara big jim Rip.

R.I.P Dominic McGuiness Anduff International

Some great memories there of trucks I used to watch when I was kid. Well done. I used to see the Halal trucks come round the square in Ballyhaunis. Great stuff.

Awesome video Ned that F88 haven’t seen one of them in years great truck to drive, and I think you had every series of Scania there apart from that new one which I don’t rate at all.

Ahh big Dermot from east west big gentle soul rest easy big man

Like the Baggatell song

Good man 2800. really appreciate your comments.It took forever to get it all together. it's worth it i hope Thanks again :)

Jesus I'm getting old . Started in 84 with Fleming transport. So many good men gone even John Joe the shiek himself rip .part time now thank God. Take care all.

Who is playing the guitarsolo?

love the vids ned who's singing on this one,i love it all the best to ya fella jim

great video whats the name of the song after we're on the one road

great vid even a pic i took on it when i was driveing for boggan

Great video 👏👏

Does anyone remember PJ McDonald Paddy , he used to come into the place I worked at Dyce Aberdeen in the late 70s he had a red Hino, he was some man was paddy.