Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... The binary viewpoint that judicial reviews (JR) of planning decisions are purely good or bad is deeply problematic. JRs can and do serve the public good. They can also be weaponised to delay vital infrastructure. Each JR should be judged on its own merits.

With the completion of the Butterfield Ave/Firhouse Road section of the Dodder Greenway it is now possible to cycle ~13km from Ely's Arch to the Bohernabreena Reservoir Park (almost) entirely off road.

Oh dear @news.rte.ie, 0.25% does not mean a quarter. 0.25% is a quarter of 1%. The article has been up for 4 hours unfixed. 0.25% suggests our hundreds of wind turbines are negligible when, in combination with solar and inter-connectors meant August 2025 had one of the lowest CO2g/kwh ever.

I delivered the 700 page business case and cost benefit analysis for MetroLink to Michael O'Leary's office yesterday. O'Leary said on RTÉ Radio that there’s been no cost-benefit analysis done on Metrolink which was then repeated on multiple news outlets.

Department will not confirm why replacment of 41-year-old trains is subject to new review -- Replacement of original Dart trains is just 0.8% of the transport capital budget up to 2030.-- The Government is accused of gambling with the reliability of the rail network.-- If the order isn't made…

DLR Connector: How well will it connect? Better than most projects, but not all if it doesn’t get the support it needs -- Connector project will bring a jump in safety, accessibility and enable activity. Comment & Analysis: This article takes an in-depth look at the details of the 8km DLR…

We've just had two record-breaking days in a row for Irish solar: - on Wednesday, solar farms produced 8.1GWh, a new one-day record - on Thursday, solar farm output reached 861MW, a new high On these strong days, solar farms are fulfilling about 7% of electricity demand with peaks of about 20% ☀️🔎

Next phase of the Dublin City Centre Transport Plan kicked off this morning with no left turn for cars from Westland Row to Pearse Street. A welcome boost for bus reliability, and pedestrian priority. Now for some segregated cycle paths, and a few more trees.

The NTA are undermining years of public consultation on the BusConnects bus and cycle lanes. They are compromising in private dealings with objectors. Tell them no! We want the approved bus lanes, traffic calming, and playgrounds. Not more car parking and cars! www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

'How the Hoover Dam Works' is a work of art by one of the most talented youtubers out there. Utterly enthralling. I didn't notice the time fly by. The donations from commenters is like nothing I've ever seen before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EdM...

Inspired by this illuminating chart, I made one based on Irish data as well. The correlation (and let's be real, causation) between gas prices and electricity prices cannot be clearer.

Look, I know gas networks have to do their job. I am just continuously disappointed in major publications in Ireland being lazy by syndicating press releases (this applies to both fossil fuels and clean energy lobbyists) without doing any additional reporting.

Seen or experienced a collision or near miss!? 😳🚨 Don’t forget you can log it on CollisionTracker.ie ✅ It takes only a few mins but it’s really good at showing up high risk locations, in the absence of official action. Awesome work by @dublininquirer.com and @irishcycle.com

What’s the problem here? Irish companies do not have the significant capital or expertise to deliver these projects. Labelling EDF, the French multinational energy company, as a fossil fuel company is hilarious sweeping statement. They run 50+ nuclear reactors and invest billions in solar/wind.

[Thread] For while I've been wondering what cycle route would make it from (roughly) the M50 ring to the centre of the city first. After the completion of this section of cycle lane we have a winner! bsky.app/profile/dubl...

Awesome to see George’s Quay to O’Connell Bridge protected two-way lanes OPEN this morning! 😍🌟 Fair play to the @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social Active Travel team and @nationaltransportauthority Another step forward for the City Centre

Love this visualisation. Probably one of the more interesting ones I’ve see for demonstrating what areas are permeable for people walking

This looks good, but I think the Irish have been struggling to get their protected junctions to work efficiently? Separate stages for each mode?

“Dublin won’t work without” MetroLink and Dart+, but Eamon Ryan says there’s a risk other areas will only get roads -- "Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael got in the way" of progressing sustainable transport, Miniter Ryan says, they were "very nervous about the likes of the rural independents." VERY…

Global average temperatures for 2024 were around 1.6C above those of the pre-industrial period… … in the style of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures www.bbc.com/news/article...

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