I joined @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social to discuss.. In New York City, newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a platform of making buses free to make life in the city more affordable. Would free public transport work in Ireland? www.newstalk.com/news/buses-2...

I joined @philipb-h.bsky.social earlier on the Today show on @rteone.rte.ie to discuss the volume of public transport projects to deliver in Dublin and how to deliver them www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Lets hope in 20 years time we dont have videos like this of the current transport plans for our city, where we look back with regret because nothing happened...... www.rte.ie/archives/202...

Nice article by Eoin Burke Kennedy in the @irishtimes.com today on free public transport My 2 cents in the article "the money would be better spent on extending Luas lines and delivering new urban rail services in our regional cities." www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...

Great news, Luas Finglas joins Metrolink, 12 BusConnects corridors, DART+ West & South West on the list of Dublin public transport projects with planning permission ..... now for delivery www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

I spoke on @drivetime.bsky.social earlier on the planned toll increases www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Delighted to see our policy brief on e-cargo bikes published by @seai-ie.bsky.social www.seai.ie/sites/defaul...

Fantastic new research from @eiturbanmobility.eu on the benefits of bike share schemes www.eiturbanmobility.eu/wp-content/u...

My interview on @newstalkfm.bsky.social yesterday morning www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads.... my article in the @irishtimes.com today www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

📣 New research just published. Thank you @seai-ie.bsky.social for supporting the work To increase e-cargo bike uptake, we must focus on: 1. Network Planning & Safety 2. Maintenance & Surface Quality 3. Design & Exclusion activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...

I spoke joined Colm McCarthy and Will O'Callaghan to discuss Metrolink on the Last Word earlier www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

After 3 years and 2 days Metrolink given green light by An Coimisiún Pleanala www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

The NTA Household travel survey results for 2024 are out... Mode share for driving is up and now higher than it was in 2012. Cycling mode share has increased slightly on 2023 % of our trips to work are down 7% on 2017, the impacts of WFH & COVID www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/u...

A very sensible idea, one that is done in many other cities... FYI the Metrolink railway order will be with An Coimisiún Pleanála 3 years tomorrow.... www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

Fantastic op ed by Paul Farrell in the Sunday Independent today. Hammering home the point of the importance of investing in our universities @tcddublin.bsky.social m.independent.ie/opinion/paul...

On World Car Free day I published an article in @daily27.bsky.social on some of the impacts cars have on our society. daily27.info/2025/09/22/u...

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK starts today! The CONUNDRUM Research Project team is delighted to launch our TownsMatter platform as part of our @researchireland.ie National Challenge Fund project.

Fantastic new tool launched by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, developed by AECOM to measure the impacts 5 greenways across Ireland. uk.planengage.com/tii/page/Pow...

Ireland’s mild weather isn’t a shield - @tcddublin.bsky.social Professor Karen Wiltshire and Associate Professor Graham J. Dwyer explain in @theconversation.com why climate risk is real and growing. Insightful and urgent reading. Read the article: bit.ly/4oTefpV

Fantastic article by Billy Hann @dublinbusnews.bsky.social "The choice is ours. Retreat or progress. Dubliners deserves progress." Billy Hann: Why Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond are so wrong on axing MetroLink www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opi...

Fantastic news..... now to deliver it Dart expansion to Drogheda approved in move to supercharge commuter capacity www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

Great to chat on Ireland AM this morning on issues around poor rural public transport. I got to discuss our @researchireland.ie funded @conundrumsfi.bsky.social project and how our research is looking into new ways of solving these issues @deanphelan.bsky.social @niamhmcherry.bsky.social

Never has a transport project in Ireland been as analysed, appraised, criticised and debated as much as this... my contribution to @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social this morning www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why Metrolink is a much needed connection for North County Dublin. 'Never has a transport project in Ireland been as analysed, appraised and debated as much as this'. By @briancaulfield.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Excellent article by Justine McCarthy. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

We better tell all the cities globally like Paris, Melbourne, Auckland etc they should down tools now. AI will make Dublin’s MetroLink obsolete, says Dermot Desmond www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

Our colleagues contributed to running workshops in Youghal and Tramore this week. Utilising the local knowledge of community members, we will undertake analysis to identify solutions to enhance mobility and community well-being. Funded by @researchireland.ie #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU

Beautiful Wexford Sunsets

Once more for those in the back - Metrolink is not only an airport line It serves 15 other stations, connecting 127 schools, 3 universities, 5 hospitals, and making over 175k people and 250k jobs accessible by foot to a stop. An estimated 18% of passengers will use airport stop

I joined @hlinehan.bsky.social and Pat Leahy this morning on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast to discuss yesterdays National Development Plan review launch. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

How do we move Ireland’s transport system toward net zero? @tcddublin.bsky.social Prof @briancaulfield.bsky.social joins Amplified to talk metros, planning delays, and why decarbonisation needs political action as much as engineering solutions. 🎧 Full episode: bit.ly/4kWCdO7 #Ireland2030

77% of NDP review submissions prioritised transport investment (low response rate) Metrolink's €2bn funding & support will see the project start construction, pending planning permission But the devil is in the detail, how will the rest of the €20bn be spent ..roads vs pt?

Colm McCarthy on @rte.ie just now saying a full cost-benefit analysis hasn't been done on Metrolink.... its been done several times..... 100's of pages here on it: www.nationaltransport.ie/planning-and... Specifically the economic appraisal is here: www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/u...

📢 New research on e-cargo bike parking in Ireland. We make several observations on cycle parking planning that could help to advance more e-cargo-bike-inclusive cycle parking futures. Thank you to @seai-ie.bsky.social for funding the work. Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

A very important show of support for the Metrolink project from govt with the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport attending market engagement events in Dublin and across Europe. metrolinkcms.tii.ie/en/news/late...

www.independent.ie/irish-news/i... Ireland risks EU fines if Dublin Airport isn’t linked to mainline rail by 2040

New results from the @epaireland.bsky.social show our transport emissions are down 1.2%, given we have missed the target for a number of years now we are very far behind the 2030 target.. The report says EV sales have very little to do with he drop due to the low number www.epa.ie/publications...

In a recent consultation, 90% of respondents were in favour of the move. http://jrnl.ie/6752051

My interview yesterday on the Luas 2050 proposals with @feljin.ie & @lnbdublin.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social with @antonsavage.bsky.social www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

This would be a game changer for the city, but it has taken 30+ years to deliver 45km of Luas, this map has 85km+ of new lines.. the pace of delivery will have to exponentially increase to deliver this plan in 25 years.. we last opened a new line in 2017 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

The €15.6 billion in user benefits over 60 years, by a rough calculation, works out to around €700,000 per day in transport user benefits being lost from not having a metro. @businesspost.bsky.social www.businesspost.ie/politics/bri...

This day 3 years ago I spoke to the Citizens' Assembly on a directly elected Mayor for Dublin. Despite overwhelming support from the Assembly, three years on what progress has been made despite this fantastic report: citizensassembly.ie/wp-content/u...

"Mr Justice McAlinden ruled in favour of those who had brought the challenge. He said there had not been sufficient scrutiny of the method of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from the new road." www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

📣 I am looking to appoint a Research Fellow in Shared Mobility for a 3 year project. The Research Fellow will be working on Bike Library project with Francesco Pilla and James Green, funded by @seai-ie.bsky.social All the details on how to apply are below: universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...

#Enniscorthy showed how everyday changes—like biking and saving energy—add up to real climate impact. 🌍 We are delighted to be working with #Enniscorthy on sustainable mobility. The future is community-powered. 💪🌱 #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU @researchireland.ie @irishtimes.com

The @ccacireland.bsky.social have launched their 2025 transport review. I strongly support the call, and have for a long time, changes to EV grants and to pivot them to a just transition tool. Nice see 5 of my research outputs cited. www.climatecouncil.ie/councilpubli...

📢We’re excited to give you a sneak preview of some of the expert speakers we have lined up for this year’s #DecarbonisingDublin Summit on 21st October. 🐦This is an event not to be missed so make sure to get your early-bird ticket now! 👉Register at bit.ly/4mBUoKY