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Kirwan Haulage provides haulage services across County Kerry from our Mountrath base in Co. Laois, with regular runs to Tralee, Killarney, Listowel, Dingle, and the wider West Kerry region. Tralee is about 3 hours on the M7/N21 corridor, Killarney a similar run via the M8/N72, and west Kerry destinations like Dingle or Portmagee add another 60 to 90 minutes on top. We handle general freight, warehoused distribution, rural multi-drop delivery, abnormal loads, and off-road final-mile access using our Moffett Mounty.
That distance matters for customers planning haulage into Kerry. A direct single-load run burns a lot of driver time relative to the payload, which pushes up the per-tonne cost. The practical alternative, for suppliers shipping to Kerry regularly, is consolidated distribution - loads are held at our Mountrath warehouse and shipped onward to Kerry destinations as part of multi-drop routes. One of our longest-running Kerry distribution accounts is Tornado Wire, a UK-based fencing and wire manufacturer. Full pallet loads arrive at our Mountrath warehouse from Tornado's UK facility, and we run multi-drop deliveries across West Kerry and the broader south-west to farming customers, agricultural merchants, and end-user sites.
A significant share of Kerry deliveries are to rural destinations - farms, construction sites, holiday home developments, telecoms infrastructure, and small businesses in coastal villages. These sites often don't have forklifts, dock-level loading, or even turning space for a 45ft articulated trailer. Our Moffett Mounty handles this work: it travels piggy-backed on a rigid truck, detaches at the end of the driveable public road, and drives the load the rest of the way across farmyards, up unsurfaced tracks, or along narrow lanes that won't accept the main delivery vehicle.
Kerry logistics also means respecting local conditions. Peak-season congestion on the N22 and N71 through Killarney and the Ring of Kerry is a July-August reality; morning departures beat mid-day tourism traffic. The Dingle peninsula R561 corridor gets narrow in places, which affects trailer choice for deliveries west of Annascaul or Ventry. For wide or abnormal loads into west Kerry, a route survey is essential because some secondary coastal roads can't accept 3m-wide combinations. We factor these variables into job planning as standard, and customers with regular Kerry shipments get a standing route plan, known access constraints mapped, and delivery windows set to avoid predictable disruption. All Kerry work is covered by our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification.
Loading in Dublin in the morning, delivery in Tralee or Killarney the same afternoon is feasible on a full-load direct run. For multi-drop or collections later in the day, next-morning delivery is the standard expectation.
Yes, including Dingle, Ventry, Dunquin, and the peninsula coastal villages. For larger trailer sizes, route access may require planning to avoid the narrowest sections of the R561.
Yes. We handle backhaul from Kerry to Dublin, the Midlands, and direct to UK destinations through our cross-border freight service. Planning backhaul into outbound routes improves efficiency and reduces cost.
Pricing depends on load size, route, delivery access, and frequency. A single-drop full-load from Dublin to Tralee typically falls in the 450 to 650 euro range. Multi-drop and warehoused distribution accounts are priced on a per-delivery or monthly basis.
Yes, our Moffett Mounty handles rural farm deliveries where no on-site handling equipment is available. Confirm at booking that Mounty access is needed.
Yes. Our warehousing and storage service holds stock for onward distribution across the south-west, including regular multi-drop routes into Kerry.
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Delivering excellence across Ireland and the UK since 1979. Family values, professional standards.
Toghercross, Kilbricken,
Mountrath, Co. Laois