Irish Cycling Campaign

Increase in people using cycle lanes Olivia Kelly, Dublin Editor with the Irish Times.

Segment below where @rteradio1.bsky.social David McCullough chats to @irishtimes.com Olivia Kelly about the results of the National Walking & Cycling Index.

There is huge support for investment in active travel infrastructure across our 5 cities. 🚶‍♀️👩‍🦽🚲

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Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes Residents of Ireland’s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars

"The vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars, the NTA’s 2025 Walking and Cycling Index has found." @darraghobrientd.bsky.social
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Have your say on a 30km/h city speed limit proposals for Cork city It is now time for the public to have their say on proposals for lower speed limits in Cork city, says Cllr PETER HORGAN, Chair of the Transport ...

We agree with @horganp.bsky.social. The streets where we live are not just routes for traffic; they are places where children walk to school, older people cross to the shop, and communities meet.

www.echolive.ie/corkviews/ar...

@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @bcolligst.bsky.social

Date for your diary:

🚴 | Public Meeting of the Galway Cycling Campaign, a local group of @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social.

Tuesday March 3rd 7:30pm

Staff Club, Quadrangle, University of Galway.

🗓️ 7:30pm Tuesday 3rd March, Galway city. Meeting of Galway Cycling Campaign, a local group of Irish Cycling Campaign @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social

Open meeting. Be great to see some familiar faces there. Followed by social bike talk.

DM if coming.

Cathaoirleach ar ár gCoiste Feidhmiúcháin @neasa.bsky.social ar @nuachttg4.bsky.social

Aontaím muid leat @kevigi.bsky.social faoi @tg4.bsky.social bheith gníomhach ar Bluesky.

Tá "Súil Eile" tábhachtach anseo freisin

@ibike.ie Hi, a colleague of mine found two bikes in a ditch this morning, ones a cargo bike with seats and a mountain bike around Dublin 6. Have any of your members reported any thefts?

RSA Review 2024 – Irish Cycling Campaign Submission Earlier today (Fri 05 April 2024), Irish Cycling Campaign made a submission in response to the Department of Transport’s consultation on the Review of the Road Safety Authority. You can read a copy of...

Our submission, for those who might be interested-
www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/rsa-review-2...

I spoke about the Government’s ridiculous proposal to criminalise cyclists who don’t wear helmets 🪖

The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social

Why Mandatory Helmet and Hi-Vis Laws are not the Answer to Road Danger Issues Irish Cycling Campaign is the member for Ireland of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), and we support the ECF’s position on reducing road danger and their position on helmets. In summary, it is ...

Why Mandatory Helmet and Hi-Vis Laws are not the Answer to Road Danger Issues

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Ok. You're right. But why stop at cyclists? Let's make pedestrians wear high-vis and helmets too! It's safer right? Actually, let's make absolutely everyone wear high-vis and helmets at all times everywhere (except people in cars obviously!) so people driving cars feel better

@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @dublincommuters.bsky.social @cyclingireland.bsky.social evidence presented to JOC Road Safety this morning. [Starts c. 43 min]
www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

We have requested an urgent meeting with @darraghobrientd.bsky.social

Huge gratitude to our sisters + brothers in @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social, @ibike.ie, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @cyclingireland.bsky.social + others for fronting to giving real evidence to Oireachtas Committee this morning!

⭕ 30km/h limits DEFAULT
🦺 RSA not fit fur purpose
🚨 Enforcement FAILING

Tá súil againne freisin!

The Irish Cycling Campaign will be appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport today.
The focus today is on Road Safety.
We look forward to discussing the importance of a public health-led, safe systems approach to road danger reduction.
#VisionZero #Love30

Yesterday, we were at the Mansion House visiting Lord Mayor Ray McAdam to give him a very special bike.

It’s the 1,000th bike rebuilt by the awesome crew of The Bike Hub UpCyclers programme.

TBH volunteer Gary officially presented the bike.

Users of Ranelagh Village asked for feedback on interim active travel route to “help us shape the design of the permanent works to follow” Users of the Interim Ranelagh active travel route are being asked to provide their feedback to Dublin City Council's Active Travel Office. The scheme, which is focused on Ranelagh Village, mainly included plastic bollards protecting the existing cycle lanes and the removal. The now-protected cycle lanes are used by schoolchildren and commuters, but, as reported by this website last year…

Users of Ranelagh Village asked for feedback on interim active travel route to “help us shape the design of the permanent works to follow”

Users of the Interim Ranelagh active travel route are being asked to provide their feedback to Dublin City Council's Active Travel Office. The scheme, which is…

Isn’t it time we joined the Danes and got on our bikes? Driving everywhere is doing us no good

"For every kilometre travelled by bicycle, society gains 80 cent in socio-economic benefit."

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This single article may contain the highest density of excellent quotes of any I've ever seen. I'm saving this to use in talks and class, for sure. So many of all the phenomena I've ever studied are encapsulated here, with characteristic Irish wit.

More than €50m funding allocated to greenways and active travel in Cork “This continuation of a high level of funding for active travel will have a real impact"

Funding matters, but Cork needs political will most of all, and politicians brave enough to back it. @fiannafailparty.bsky.social @social-democrats.bsky.social
@labourpartyireland.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishcycle.com
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.

Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.
@sadhbhoneill.bsky.social
@thejournal.ie

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"I reject any stereotyping of cyclists": Irish prime minister condemns judge's 'nightmare cyclists' comments, as Labour makes formal complaint to judicial standards body The Taoiseach's comments join a chorus of dismay following judge James O'Donohue's remarks in civil court during a case which saw damages paid to an injured cyclist reduced by 80%

"I reject any stereotyping of cyclists or any categorisation of cyclists...I'm very clear that any general comment to the effect that it impacts negatively in terms of the perspective on cyclists is wrong. It shouldn’t happen" - an Taoiseach

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So a judge says "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin?"

Actually cycling is much more of a nightmare rather than cyclists. We need to focus on making walking and cycling safer on our streets.
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Judge's comments show bias against cyclists is 'deeply embedded' in Irish society There are five actions we can take to save lives on our roads, if we choose to implement them

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... Worked with a team in Finland re active travel, they genuinely could not fathom why people objected to cycle lanes here. "But you are making their lives better?" Ah no, you see, we hate cyclists.

Great work from our colleague at @navancycling.ie mapping greenways across the country.

Hopefully you'll get to join more dots this year and in the years to come as a network of greenways grows across the country @emcreative.ie 👏

www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/greenways/

Judge who called cyclists ‘a nightmare’ was fined for failing to provide breath test to garda Circuit Court judge James O’Donohoe was fined €600 in Galway in 2012 after pleading guilty to failing to comply

🤷🏼‍♀️
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Worth nothing

The same judge fined €600 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a sample of his breath at the request of a garda

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@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social local affiliated groups will be out again this month handing out free 'emergency' bike lights, kindly supplied to us by the National Transport Authority (NTA), so do keep a look out on their social media

Campaigners hit back at judge's claim that cyclists have become a 'nightmare' in Dublin The Irish Cycling Campaign said that it was “deeply concerned” as the comments were a “generalisation” about cyclists’ behaviour.

Well done!