Metro Herald reported this morning that ‘nearly half of cyclists break law’ as their front page lead story — that’s at best lower than motorists or at worse about the same … Read more
Funding has been approved to upgrade a bridge on North Strand Road, the busiest cycle route into Dublin City Centre. Newcomen Bridge is recorded by the council as the single largest point of entry for … Read more
A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a truck just north of the Dublin Airport Roundabout on the Swords Road. Here’s the statement from the Garda Press Office seeking witnesses:
There’s an interesting discussion on Rothar’s Facebook page about gender and cycling, read it here, and there was some banter about cycling in heels, dresses, skirts, make up, and generally in normal clothes.
Special gear is great if you’re cycling around 15km, or if you’re cycling up and around the Dublin mountains. But it’s amazing how many people think that you need to have gear like helmets, high-vis or special cycling clothes just for a few kms to work or down to the shops. People give all sorts of reasons why it’s just not possible to go without this gear.
Full-sized bicycles are now officially banned on Luas, going against government policy. To date the RPA — the state agency in charge of Luas — and its contracted operator Veolia Transdev had used a more informal operational ban on … Read more
Cycling in Dublin, a once-off newspaper dealing with the issues of cycling today and cycling’s future in this city, is now live on fundit.ie. This is “all or nothing” crowd … Read more
Dublin City Council are looking for the most cycling friendly business and they want you to post nominations on their dublincitycycling.ie blog post here. They are to announce the winners during Bikeweek … Read more
Rathmines and nearby areas just beyond the canals in Dublin seem like good examples of popular cycling areas where the conditions for cycling are ok at best, and are far from ideal. The … Read more