Assignments are offered, never assigned. The desk sends the routing, the timings and the fee for one specific trip out of DUB, and you accept it or you do not. Living 1 hour 7 minutes from the terminal simply means you see more of them, because the offers go out in order of who can physically make the flight.
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On Board Courier, Carlow
Courier assignments for people based in Carlow, Leinster. The drive to DUB is 1 hour 7 minutes, the flight is booked and paid before you leave, and applying costs nothing.
OnBoard Courier is a United Arab Emirates company, contracted by ICSL FZE and run from Dubai. A city named on this site is a place we cover and route through, not a separate company in that city. Assignments are contracted under UAE law, and the terms are published in full under legal and policies.
Based inCarlow, Leinster
Nearest gateDUB · Dublin
Drive to the aircraft92 km · 1 hour 7 minutes
Nonstop from DUB198 airports
EngagementFreelance · per assignment
Fee per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600
Apply for this position
Applying is free. Freelance · self-employed ·
posted 7 September 2026 · open until 7 March 2027
What the work pays
The fee for an assignment is agreed with you in writing before you accept it. These are the figures the site publishes, and what the desk covers on top of them.
Top published feeAED 2,000The highest fee the site shows for a single assignment: sealed medical samples in a cooled case, Dubai to Singapore.
Published band, per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600A document pouch to London is AED 1,200, an aircraft part to Frankfurt AED 1,500, an escorted watch on the Berlin lane AED 1,800.
What the flight costs youAED 0The desk books and pays the ticket, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never fronts the fare.
The one payment you makeAED 199, returnedThe Academy, paid once. It comes back in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. Applying itself is free.
Fees vary with the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so the desk quotes each assignment individually rather than pretending one number fits every trip. You are self-employed and there is no minimum: accept or decline whatever you like, and declining costs you nothing. Earnings are paid per delivery by bank transfer, they appear in your courier portal, and you can request a payout once the balance reaches AED 200. Apply and see the flight board.
You fly as a passengerOne consignment in the cabin, one handover against signature. No warehouse, no van, no round.
The desk books and pays the ticketFlight, transfers and, where the routing needs it, a hotel are booked before you leave for the airport.
Paid per assignmentA fee agreed in writing before you accept, paid to your bank account after the signature. Applying is free.
How to start, in four steps
1
Apply once
One application covers every country desk. Tell us which passports you hold and where you can travel.
2
Verification and the Academy
Identity and background check, then a short course on customs, handovers and chain of custody.
3
Your first offer
The desk sends the routing, the dates and the fee in writing. You accept or decline, nothing is automatic.
4
Fly, hand over, get paid
Collect, board, clear customs in person, hand over against signature, and the fee is paid to your account.
The assignment
You travel light and you travel as yourself. Passport, phone, the consignment and whatever you need for one or two nights away from Carlow. The Gulf sector out of DUB is nonstop, so there is no connection to miss. The drive from Carlow to DUB is 1 hour 7 minutes, and the desk builds the timings around it rather than around the timetable alone.
Getting to the aircraft from Carlow
The airports a courier in Carlow can actually use are listed below, nearest first by driving time. DUB leads at 1 hour 7 minutes and 92 km.
1 hour 7 minutes is a drive you plan rather than dread. From Carlow the desk names the hour you should leave, not only the hour the aircraft goes. The second option out of Carlow is Limerick city Shannon, 2 hours 12 minutes by road and 37 nonstop destinations. The desk picks whichever gate has the departure rather than whichever is nearer.
| IATA | Airport | By road | Driving time | Nonstop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUB | Dublin | 92 km | 1 hour 7 minutes | 198 |
| SNN | Limerick city Shannon | 178 km | 2 hours 12 minutes | 37 |
| ORK | Cork | 192 km | 2 hours 26 minutes | 39 |
Carlow is a city of 27,000 people in Leinster, and the clock there runs 3 hours behind the Emirates in summer and 4 in winter. Road distances are measured driving routes rather than straight lines, and nonstop counts come from the scheduled route data this site publishes.
What DUB reaches without a change
Nonstop reach decides how quickly a consignment leaves Carlow. DUB serves 198 airports directly in 45 countries, and these are the routes with the most departures.
| IATA | City | Airport | Frequency | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDI | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | about 24 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
| MAN | Manchester | Manchester | about 22 departures a day | 3 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
| LHR | London | London Heathrow | about 21 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, British Airways |
| BHX | Birmingham | Birmingham | about 16 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
| GLA | Glasgow | Glasgow | about 15 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
| AMS | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Schiphol | about 15 departures a day | 4 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Qatar Airways |
| LPL | Liverpool | Liverpool John Lennon | about 10 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
| CDG | Paris | Paris Charles de Gaulle | about 10 departures a day | 3 operators: Aer Lingus, Air France |
| BRS | Bristol | Bristol | about 10 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
| LBA | Leeds | Leeds Bradford | about 9 departures a day | 2 operators: Aer Lingus, Ryanair |
Counting every airport a courier in Carlow can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 201 airports. Frequencies are average daily flights and change with the season, so the desk checks the live schedule before it offers you anything.
The industry inside this catchment
The plants and facilities below are public knowledge and sit within reach of DUB. They are named to explain the pattern of urgent work near Carlow and for no other reason.
- Intel, Leixlip. Wafer fabrication in Europe. Ireland's fab, supplied from across Europe and the United States. It sits on DUB, which is 1 hour 7 minutes from Carlow by road, and the sector is semiconductor.
- Pfizer, Ringaskiddy and Grange Castle. Active ingredient and biologics manufacturing. Ireland manufactures for the world and ships against timepoints. It sits on DUB, which is 1 hour 7 minutes from Carlow by road, and the sector is pharma.
- MSD, Carlow and Ballydine. Biologics and active ingredient manufacturing. The same Irish pattern. It sits on DUB, which is 1 hour 7 minutes from Carlow by road, and the sector is pharma.
Why a courier in Carlow is useful to the desk
The desk would rather use a courier who already lives in Carlow than fly one in. It costs less, it is faster, and it removes an entire positioning flight into DUB from the timeline. That is the whole commercial case for keeping names in Carlow, 1 hour 7 minutes from DUB.
How often Carlow is called comes down in part to one timetable. From Carlow the Gulf is a single sector: DUB and DXB are joined nonstop, about 2 departures a day, flown by Emirates. That is roughly 7h 28m in the air over 5,900 km, and it means a consignment can leave Carlow in the evening and be in the Gulf before the next working day starts.
The nearest other cities on the Ireland list
Show the 12 closest, and how far each is from Carlow
Portlaoise33 km away, DUB in 1 hour 8 minutesDroichead Nua39 km away, DUB in 42 minutesWaterford66 km away, ORK in 1 hour 50 minutesBray68 km away, DUB in 35 minutesDublin71 km away, DUB in 18 minutesNavan92 km away, DUB in 38 minutesAthlone93 km away, DUB in 1 hour 28 minutesDrogheda105 km away, DUB in 34 minutesLimerick116 km away, SNN in 30 minutesDundalk133 km away, DUB in 54 minutesEnnis138 km away, SNN in 24 minutesCork148 km away, ORK in 10 minutes
All 15 Ireland cities are listed on the Ireland courier desk, which stays the general application for the country.
The engagement, and who we are looking for
The engagement
- Type: freelance, self-employed. You are an independent courier accepting individual assignments, not an employee, and you decide which ones you take.
- Where it runs: assignments are flown out of DUB and the other airports listed above, between Ireland and wherever the consignment is going, with the return leg agreed per mission.
- Hours: variable. An assignment is a single trip, not a shift or a roster.
- How you are paid: a fee per completed assignment, agreed in writing before you accept it. The fees published on this site run from AED 1,200 for a document pouch to AED 2,000 for a cooled medical consignment, and the figure for your assignment reflects the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate.
- What the desk pays: the flight, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never pays for the ticket and never fronts the fare.
- Applying is free. No payment is required to apply, to be screened or to be placed on the courier list. The Academy costs AED 199, paid once, and is returned in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. It is the only payment a courier ever makes to us.
What we look for
- A passport with comfortable remaining validity and free pages, and the right to enter the country on the routing. The desk checks the visa position for your specific passport before any assignment is offered.
- A clean background check and a willingness to be verified. Couriers carry other people’s property.
- Availability at short notice, and a realistic view of the 1 hour 7 minutes drive to DUB. Most assignments are confirmed hours, not days, before departure.
- Presentable, calm and articulate at a customs counter. The consignment is only as smooth as the person carrying it.
- A working phone, reachable on the number you gave us, for the whole assignment.
What we provide
- The ticket. Always. A courier never pays for the flight and never fronts the fare.
- The paperwork, prepared before you reach DUB, and a named contact at the desk on both ends.
- A briefing on the consignment, the consignee and what the customs position at the far end looks like.
- A fee per completed assignment, agreed with you in advance and paid by bank transfer after the handover.
Questions about the Carlow list
01How far is Carlow from DUB?
A measured 92 km and about 1 hour 7 minutes from Carlow to DUB. The desk works back from the check in deadline, so the leaving time it gives you will look early and is meant to.
02What can I reach from Carlow without a change of aircraft?
DUB serves 198 airports nonstop across 45 countries with 49 operating carriers, and counting every gate a courier in Carlow can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 201 airports. That is the practical range of a single assignment from here before anybody has to connect.
03Getting from Carlow to the Emirates: nonstop or not?
From Carlow the Gulf is a single sector: DUB and DXB are joined nonstop, about 2 departures a day, flown by Emirates. That is roughly 7h 28m in the air over 5,900 km, and it means a consignment can leave Carlow in the evening and be in the Gulf before the next working day starts.
04Do I have to live in the UAE to be on this list?
No. Living 1 hour 7 minutes from DUB is the qualification. If the desk only wanted people in Dubai it would not keep a Carlow list at all.
05Does it cost anything to apply?
Applying from Carlow is free and stays free. One payment exists in the whole process, the AED 199 Academy, and that amount is added back on top of the fee for your first completed assignment.
06How is my fee agreed?
The fee for a trip out of DUB is not a rate card applied afterwards. It is a number for one named routing, sent to you in Carlow before you accept anything.
Apply to fly out of DUB
Join the Carlow list and see the offers as they come. The desk works Leinster through DUB, and the fee is written down before you agree to anything.
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