There are lots of intersections that are dangerous for cyclists, but what made Ipsley Cross so lethal was a kind of eldritch geometry that let cyclist and driver see each other a *long* time before the collision, while providing the illusion that they were *not* going to collide, until they did.
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POTM Rhys Carré?
It's clear the Magical Money Tree exists and Trump knows where it is
> @benstiller.redhour.com
RTÉ pundits are fierce impatient. Don't agree at all with them saying TMO was slow
Would be nice, though alternative is stockpile for bigger attack that they have done before
Dublin council offers “Second Spin” of freedom for teenagers who’ve had bicycles stolen
A programme in Dublin is offering teenage residents of the Fingal County Council area a replacement refurbished bicycle if theirs is stolen. "Most teenagers have low or no income, so if their bike gets stolen,…
Hogg stripped of MBE after domestic abuse conviction (✍️@RTErugby) #StuartHogg #DomesticAbuse #Rugby
Great video about the requirement for the Metro www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Jz...
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-- Minister for Transport commits to MetroLink construction starting in Q4 2027.
https://irishcycle.com/2026/03/04/output-of-congestion-busting-strategy-watered-down-to-general-legal-review/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Why do surveys show strong public support for cycle paths, but Facebookers call it “fake news”?
-- "Leadership means pushing past the noise — and over the Hill of Hysteria," says a leading mobility academic. The National Transport Authority has just published the latest findings of its Walking and…
If Minister Darragh O’Brien is looking for ideas to solve Dublin’s Congestion problems… we produced a document 18 months ago that’s a road map for doing exactly that!!
www.dublincommuters.ie/post/a-commu...
Corruption in England's water industry and its regulation
2,778 serious pollution incidents reported in 2024.
Officials downgraded 2,735 (98%) to minor incidents.
Only 496 attended before downgrading; the rest were deemed minor.
Regulators collude with industry, inflicting harms to people.
It's worth saying that applying 30km/h on these roads is radical compared to what even the last Irish Govt was planning -- the guildlines issued made it clear it was not a blanket limit as claimed by some reports etc: bsky.app/profile/moda...
Merrion Sq east to Holles street should be up there
After yet another monumental waste of time here's another #rugby #data project leading to absolutely zero effects other than 2 likes and 3 bookmarks:
Individual fielding and contesting statistics
public.tableau.com/views/Fieldi...
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#GuinnessM6N
Everything you ever wanted to know about flatulence but were too afraid to ask
www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...
Wrote about how the incredibly thin-skinned leadership of Palantir sued a small Swiss publication for publishing a deeply researched article that was only mildly embarrassing for the company (about why the Swiss gov't keeps ghosting them).
Let them eat paté?
Odds that if an investigation goes ahead the only fraud would be by reform voters?
Have the top 10 of Dublin’s worst junctions for cycling improved much in 15 years?
-- What do you think are the worst 10 junctions in Dublin today? Back in 2011 -- 15 years ago -- the Dublin Cycling Campaign pushed for the "10 worst" junctions to be fixed. Would it be surprising to say none of…
Newsletter: Bitcoin is down 50%, several prominent industry figures have been uncovered in the Epstein files, Trump’s facing a probe into his family’s $500M deal with the UAE, and crypto super PACs spend their first $6 million in the midterms.
www.citationneeded.news/issue-101/
Transdev’s contract as operator of the Luas will not be renewed
A joint venture between Keolis & Amey is expected to take over
Keolis reached out to us as part of their bid and seemed to prioritise customer experience
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Ireland is one of the best countries in Europe in ensuring no one is left behind. A new index tracks progress on income & gender inequality, poverty, and access to services. Ireland ranks 7th of 35 European countries. There is always more to be done, but this is a good place to be. 🇮🇪
give these psychos each a tamagotchi, save tens of billions of dollars
Defending rejection of RSA reform, Minister O’Brien uses abandoned 30km/h default speed limit as example of progress
Defending the rejection of suggested reforms of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) this morning, the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien, used the now-abandoned 30km/h default…
If you are of a certain age and you enjoy a bit of a shout at the telly this is on on Monday. #Speirgorm
Senator Alice Mary Higgins asked the CnaM Chairman why his organisation didn’t take action under the Irish Online Safety Code against Grok generating CSAM.
Apparently, it didn’t appear to them to be a breach of the code.
What , then, is it good for?
