Cian Ginty

I am editor of IrishCycle.com and have reported on and commented on cycling in Ireland for over a decade. My background is in journalism -- I have a BA in Journalism from DCU and HDip in Print Journalism from BCFE. I wrote about cycling for national newspapers, and then started CyclingInDublin.com for overflow stories. Later the website was re-branded to reflect a more national focus.

What does Luas Broombridge mean for cyclists?

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Luas Broombridge’s approval by the planning body, An Bord Plenala, last week means that railway tracks are coming to many of the main streets in Dublin City Centre — including O’Connell Street, Parnell Street, and College Green.

According to the 2011 census, among commuters from the Dublin City Council area, cycling is growing in popularity and is now the primary mode for 7.5% of commuters, up from 5.6% in 2006. Morning rush hour traffic counts also show a 45% increase in the amount of cyclists entering the city centre in the last five years.

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Ben Goldacre on bicycle helmets

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Ben Goldacre (@bengoldacre) of Bad Science fame tweeting today on why mandatory helmets are a bad idea: right, i’m too busy for a good job: do you want some vaguely remembered facts … Read more

Docklands Luas and cycling: Public inquiry report vs reality

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Comment & Analysis: Interesting cycling nugget from the findings of the public inquiry for the Docklands Luas (extension C1) conducted for the Department of Transport:

“The project will involve the construction of a bridge linking Mayor Street Upper with Mayor Street Lower (Mayor Street Bridge) across Spencer Dock; this will provide a route for pedestrians and cyclists as well as LUAS vehicles; and it will also provide vehicle access to the National Conference Centre from Guild Street.

The bridge across Spencer Dock was not made cycling friendly and heading eastbound, once across the bridge there’s no legal way to proceed, no route. The road is blocked as shown in this image and this artificial blocking in one direction (there’s loads of space!) is followed by no route past the Luas stop in both directions (in the far background, along the tracks):

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Where you can get the Cycling in Dublin newspaper

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You should be able to find Cycling in Dublin in print at the following locations. If you want it stocked somewhere or if there are no copies left at any of the below please let us know, we will re/stock them or take them off the list. Please email [email protected] or tweet @cyclingindublin or post a comment below or on Facebook — thank you.

Over 90% of the papers are out, here’s the locations covered so-far; recently stocked locations in bold:

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“This is not a bicycle”

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Inspired by Broadsheet.ie. Flickr slideshow: If the slideshow does not work for you, you can also view the set of photos on Flickr.