12 reasons why the Liffey Cycle Route should be supported
Options for a Liffey Cycle Route along our capital’s quays are due to be presented to a full meeting of Dublin City Council on later today, and are then set to … Read more
Why Irish local councils can’t be left to their own devices on speed limits
— A new 30km/h default urban speed limit sounds like a blunt method, but could force slow-acting councils to pick and choose speed limits suited to conditions COMMENT & ANALYSIS: National and local action … Read more
Is it time for Dublin’s monthly Critical Mass cycles to grow?
GUEST COMMENT: Niamh, who takes part in Dublin’s Critical Mass, explains what it is all about and why you should give it a try. In 1992, Critical Mass was borne out … Read more
High-vis can’t solve drivers’ inattentional blindness and its promotion has failed
People who feel like using high-vis should feel free to do so. But the official promotion of high-vis over everything, including lights, is for many reasons — from inconvenience to … Read more
In Dublin, there’s no space for cycling beside a 6-lane dual carriageway!
— More shared use footpaths comes as Dail readies to fine cycling on footpaths South Dublin County Council — a council with a poor history for cycling provision — is trying … Read more
Senator’s comments on greenway shows ignorance of issues
“We will not die if we do not get a greenway” says Co Galway Senator, who also seems to have a problem with German tourists, comments Cian Ginty. Rural Ireland can’t cry … Read more
Farmers should engage with Dublin-Galway greenway planners — CPOs are here to stay
Talk of greenways putting farmers “out of business” and “destroying” farms is over the top — coming from the the Irish Farming Association, it’s also irresponsible. The Connacht Tribune reported … Read more
Top Irish greenway proposals lost out to flawed ones in pre-election funding
Greenways highly recommended by a panel of cycling and tourism experts lost out on funding to politically-selected routes, including one which had “not enough emphasis on quality” and another in … Read more