1961 - 2021
Dublin Belfast Newry Mini Coaches
(formally Dorgans Mini Coach & Dublin Mini Coach and
Chauffeur Drive)
60 Years in the coach and bus industry
On Friday 5th March 2021 we are celebrating a special year for our family business 60 years in the transport industry. We share todays celebrations with our staff families and industry partners.
Our business was founded in 1961.
In 1961 Sean Lemass was the Irish Taoiseach. President John F. Kennedy was in the White House. Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagari became the first person in space. East Germany began the construction of the Berlin Wall. Thomas Dorgan probably didnt realise at that time he would be looking after the Press Transport for President Kennedys tour of Ireland only a short time later.
Highlights of 1961 : The companys first chauffeur service was looking after the Press Transport for Princess Grace of Monacos visit to Ireland in June of 1961.
This is where Dorgans story begins. Starting its journey in an office in Terenure, Dublin and growing throughout the next 60 years to become an organisation providing transport across Ireland. The same open and friendly culture that our founder, the late Thomas Dorgan placed at the heart and soul of the business is still paramount to how the business is being run today, all these years later.
Check out our 60th celebration on our Facebook pages throughout the year. It will cover more of our story and highlight our other businesses. It will also show how our new Camac Property Group operates today in conjunction with our other brands Irish Mini Bus Rentals and Kylemore Work Junction. These brands can provide the perfect transport and business solutions to you, our customers.
We are delighted to share some of the memories of the last 60 years with our friends and former colleagues, as well as the other coach hire and tour operators that we have worked alongside.
At our peak in 2016, our transport division employed over 50 people. Today, due to COVID-19 and the decision to start downsizing the company in 2018, we now employ 20 people across our Transport and Property Division. 2021 will be a proud year for our Managing Director, Stephen Millar as in June he celebrates 30 years in the coach & bus industry. Our transport division will be also celebrating a milestone this year 25 years of operation in Camac Park, Bluebell, an area we are very proud to be a part of.
We have always celebrated our anniversary throughout our history, but 2021 is a particularly special year for us and as such we have some special events in the works.
We will be sharing photos throughout the year spanning our history. Some notable, others not. Yet it is all a part of our journey so far and everyone involved is also a part of that journey over the last 60 years. If anyone has any photos or videos they would like to share with us, please do so. We would love to see them. Bringing Everyone Together in 2021 On behalf of Our Management Team of Dublin Belfast Newry Mini Coaches,
Savio Augusto
Group Operations Manager
Message From Our Managing Director, Stephen Millar 05/03/21
I am proud to be part of a great journey. Shadowed in my early days as an internship student under the wing of Donal Hughes at Eirebus, and later partnering with the great Tommy Dorgan who was a great mentor, business partner and adviser on both business and life. We are proud to share the success of later years with Brenda Mackin Millar who put an educated front and professionalism to our business. It has been an honor to work with good people from other businesses in the coach and bus and the tourism industry who I consider great friends today.
1990s: Five Pieces of Advice on Business and Life from the late Tommy Dorgan
Please plan a trip Down Under to visit your granny and decide if the transport business is for you. The rest is history.
Never give up your school contracts. Also, never take mini-coaches out of the business name.
Make sure you always swim and race
Work hard, play hard and love life.
Invest in your own yard and office, and always be charitable.
Dublin Belfast Newry Mini Coaches
Kylemore Works Junction
Unit 14c, Camac Park
Bluebell Industrial Estate
Dublin 12, D12 W352
IRELAND