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Museum Launches new Coach Service - June 2010: A new coach service has been linking the Hunt Museum and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum has been launched allowing visitors to purchase a combined ticket for both attractions. Read more...

Museum hosts 2009 Roses of Tralee - August 2009: The Foynes Flying Boat museum recently hosted an Irish Coffee reception in conjunction the the 2009 International Rose of Tralee Festival. Read more...

The Foynes Festival - July 2009: The Foynes International Aviation Festival was held from 6th - 12th July here at Foynes. Read the Festival press release; visit the Foynes Festival website...

"Mr. Food" visits Museum - May 2009: Popular American TV Chef, "Mr. Food" (Art Ginsburg) enjoyed a visit to the Museum during a recent trip to highlight the food of Ireland. View the video from his visit......

Museum hosts visit from US Travel Agents - April 2009: Some of the leading travel agents from the US recently visited the museum as part of a promotional tour. Read about their visit from The Limerick Leader...

Margaret O'Shaughnessy interviewed by The Limerick Leader - March 2009: Margaret provided a candid view of her history and what led her to found our museum during a recent interview. Read the interview at The Limerick Leader...

"Today" Show in Ireland - March 2009: Our own Margaret O`Shaughnessy demonstrated the right way to make Irish Coffee on the US television programme "Today" during their recent broadcast from Ireland. The coffee looked great, Margaret! Here is a video of her segment on the show...

Pan Am Paintings donated to the Museum - January 2009: The museum was extremely pleased to receive a generous donation of five beautiful and dramatic paintings from a California couple. Charles Delfina and Patricia Silver have always been interested in aviation, and were looking the large and colourful works which had been commissioned to their specifications. We are very thankful for their generosity and hope that they can visit us at some future time to see the paintings' new home. Read more in this article from The Limerick Leader...

Museum welcomes Jimmy Buffett - September 2008: The museum is proud to have welcomed internationally famous recording artist and aviation and flying boat enthusiast Jimmy Buffett, on his second visit to Foynes when he came to view our Boeing B-314 replica. See pictures from this vist...

Museum receives prestigious award - March 2008: The Foynes Flying Boat Museum was selected to receive the 2007 Federation Aeronautique Internationale Group Award. The Certificate was presented by the National Aero Club of Ireland on 6th March 2008 during a ceremony at Weston Executive Airport. The award ceremony preceded a presentation by Squadron Leader Rick Phillips, an ex Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Gulf War pilot who flew the last ever Buccaneer off HMS Ark Royal. Learn more about FAI awards...

Dr. Brendan O'Regan - February 2008: We were saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Brendan O'Regan. He has been a wonderful friend who has supported the Museum in every way possible since it's inception, and he will be truely missed by us all. Read a tribute to Dr. O'Regan by our Director and founder, Mrs. Margaret O'Shaughnessy...

Museum wins Heritage Award - November 2007: The Foynes Flying Boat Museum was one of two attractions on Ireland's west coast that have emerged triumphant in the 2007 Interpret Britain and Ireland Awards. Read more...

Documentary Film Underway - August 2007: Work continues on the documentary film being done on the building or our replica Boeing B314. This month our Manager, Margaret O'Shaughnessy, travels to Atlanta along with Jim Sherwin of Sherwin Media to do interviews for the project. We are grateful for the continuing assistance of Delta Air Lines in support of this project.

New Concerts Announced! - August 2007: Our Manager, Margaret O'Shaughnessy, has announced two new concerts to be held at the museum this autumn. For details visit our Upcoming Events page.

2007 International Flying Boat Festival - July 2007: Despite the technical problems which grounded "Vintage Lady", the festival, the 70th Anniversary to the day of the first passenger trial flights by Pan American Airways and BOAC, was a great success! Learn more about the Festival on our Previous Events page.

Loving couple receives Foynes farewell - May 2007: A couple who met and fell in love in Foynes more than 60 years ago had their final wishes fulfilled in May, when their ashes are scattered there, following a prayer service on board the world's only life-size replica flying-boat. William Newell, 90, who was a native of Wilmington in the US state of Delaware, died on January 7 this year less than three months after his 82 year-old Dublin-born-wife, Nancy, passed away. Read the complete story by David Hurley at Limerick Today.

Grant to Finance new Documentary Film - December 2006: Minister John O'Donoghue T.D. Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism announced a €25,000 grant to the Museum to finance a new Documentary film on the building of our full-scale Boeing B314 model by Bill Fallover and its installation at the Museum and official opening last summer. Jim Sherwin of Sherwin Media, creator of the 1989 documetary "The Flying Boats of Foynes" and our Manager, Margaret O'Shaughnessy, will begin work on the project in early January.

Our Site - Sep 2006: Our latest facelift to the website is complete! We hope you enjoy our site and would love to hear from you with your comments and feedback. (Especially if you find any errors!)

Flying Boat Museum re-opens - Jul 2006: Our museum held it's "grand re-opening" in July 2006 to a very enthusiastic reception. Learn more about it on our Previous Events page.