Category: News

Foynes Commemorative 0 Euro Banknotes

We’ve partnered with Euronote Gifts to offer two unique Commemorative 0 Euro Banknotes with a connection to the museum. They make perfect souvenirs, gifts or additions to travel memorabilia or foreign currency collections. Profits from the sale of these notes go directly to our charity. Two notes are available: Both notes can be purchased […]

Be a part of our exciting new development!

Now you can be a part of our great new re-imagined museum, which will support tens of thousands of visitors in the coming years. Most of our costs are covered, but we still have a little way to go and would very much appreciate your help! Our new 95-seat cinema will be a keystone attraction […]

Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum to be featured in upcoming PBS Series

American TV presenter Samantha Brown will showcase several destinations Ireland, including the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, in her travel program, Places to Love. Two episodes are currently being filmed in Ireland will air early next year to millions of people across the United States during prime time on PBS. Read more here…Samantha Brown Films […]

Irishman Abroad Podcast

Our founder and General Manager, Margaret O’Shaughnessy, was recently on the Irishman Abroad podcast hosted by Colm McLoughlin discussing the museum and the role played by Foynes in the history of Irish aviation. You can listen to the entire podcast here…

How to Make an Irish Coffee – the Foynes way!

As we approach the festive season, we thought you might like to see this quick video from County Limerick on how to prepare a “proper” Irish Coffee, as it was meant to be! Learn more about the role of Foynes in the fascinating history of Irish coffee…

Maureen O’Hara Centenary Fashion Event

We would like to thank everyone who attended our special Maureen O’Hara Centenary Fashion Event on August 17th, 2020. In case you missed it, you can view it here…

Maureen O’Hara Centenary Celebrations At Foynes

Hollywood movie icon Maureen O’Hara will be honoured on the centenary of her birth at a special once-off event being held at Foynes Flying Boat Museum next month. The Holman-Lee Model Agency will present a selection of items from the actor’s personal collection in a special live Fashion Show from the museum on 17th August. […]

AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping app

AmazonSmile customers can now support Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum USA Inc in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and […]

Foynes Flying Boat Museum wins CIE Award

We are very proud to announce that the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum has been recognised as one of Ireland’s “hospitality ambassadors” by CIE Tours. Margaret O’Shaughnessy (R) and Helen Enright (L) were delighted to accept an Award of Excellence from CIE Tours earlier this week at Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin. To get this […]

We are now a part of AmazonSmile

We are proud to announce that our charity is now eligible for the AmazonSmile program. AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) offers almost all of the same items, prices, and benefits of its sister website, Amazon.com, but with one distinct difference. When using the AmazonSmile link (smile.amazon.com) for all your purchases on Amazon, the AmazonSmile Foundation contributes 0.5% of […]

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