Second cycling protest this week to target Dail at lunchtime on Wednesday

Cycling campaigners are looking for members of the public to join them to protest outside the Dail tomorrow.

It follows a morning protest at the Dublin City Council offices on Wood Quay this morning (Tuesday) where around 100 cyclists turned up at rush hour (pictures above and more below).

The die-in or lie-in protest on Wednesday is to happen from 1-2pm with the group first meeting at the Molesworth St DublinBikes station:

✊🏼 Die-in at the Dáil✊🏼
Tomorrow, Wednesday 1-2pm
Meet by Molesworth St DublinBikes.

Listen Pascal, Leo, Ross
We die, you don’t give a toss#iBikeActionWeek #StopKillingCyclists #DailDieIn pic.twitter.com/gcrjOh8sdu

— I BIKE Alerts 🔔 (@IBikeAlerts) November 5, 2019

Yesterday I Bike Dublin issued a number of demands, which were that:

• “Dublin City Council to immediately fast-track a programme of physically protected cycling infrastructure in the Dublin City Council area. NB The space for this can be taken from private motor traffic lanes and on-street car parking and not from pedestrians; this history of reallocating space from pedestrians is completely unacceptable.”

• “Dublin City Council to immediately release all statistics in relation to the 5 axle HGV ban, including the names of companies in violation and the frequency of violations.”

• “Dublin City Council to install speed cameras to measure the worst streets in Dublin for speeding motorists.
• “An Garda Síochána to desist from all social media activities pending an independent review by the Garda Ombudsman into derogatory and insensitive communications dating back to 2017 (following inappropriate tweets from the @gardatraffic account which make jokes about bicycles on the same day that Neera Jain lost his life)”

Here’s a selection of images from people’s tweets of this morning’s protest:

With @IBIKEDublin outside @DubCityCouncil this morning to protest against their inaction and prevarication in the provision of safe cycling infrastructure pic.twitter.com/M3Mx9Wmfb2

— Ciarán Ferrie (@ccferrie) November 5, 2019

Great to take part in an action this morning to protest the lack of action on proper infrastructure for cyclists in this country. @IBIKEDublin @dublincycling #CommuterHellNT #stopkillingcyclists pic.twitter.com/yg2c3XMUA9

— Fiachra Lennon (@FiachraLennon) November 5, 2019

Huge turnout for the first #iBikeActionWeek Die-In at @DubCityCouncil offices on wood quay.

No more people on bikes need to be killed#StopKillingCyclists #PaintIsNotProtection #Allocate4Cycling pic.twitter.com/kRCMP0paM7

— Alan D (@AlanDub13) November 5, 2019

A stark reminder that people who cycle around our city are not protected on our streets. #StopKillingCyclists @IBikeDublin protest @DubCityCouncil this morning in #Dublin 📷 @__init__ram pic.twitter.com/aDCA6BZ7qJ

— Síle Ginnane (@sileginnane) November 5, 2019

#StopKillingCyclists @IBIKEDublin @DCCTraffic @GardaTraffic @Shane_RossTD After this protest cycled down nth quays into the usual mayhem. Several near misses witnessed and experienced. https://t.co/1wPuizULEJ pic.twitter.com/QjhSzj4RYp

— Ciaran Mc Lovin (@CiaranMcLovin) November 5, 2019

‘Paint is not a path’

Cyclists holding a ‘die-in’ demonstration outside Dublin City Council Headquarters in response to the death of Neeraj Jain – killed on his bike last Friday @IBIKEDublin pic.twitter.com/aNRnUF7IA1

— Kevin O'Mahony (@Kev_OMahony) November 5, 2019

Great turnout for @ibikedublin event on the steps of Dublin City Council. All shades of people who are demanding #stopkillingcyclists. Thanks for coming Anouk and mum pic.twitter.com/gVVu4CxEWU

— Louise Williams (@loureports) November 5, 2019

@DCCbeta #StopKillingCyclists @IBIKEDublin pic.twitter.com/t2uaMC1oiH

— Ram (@__init__ram) November 5, 2019

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