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

📣 New research. Our study shows that under the BAU scenario, Ireland is likely to miss 2030 EV target. An Accelerated Adoption scenario could meet the target with strong policy & infrastructure investment. Thank to @seai-ie.bsky.social for funding the work ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp....

Great article by @gerherbert.bsky.social in the Independent today www.independent.ie/business/mon...

My interview earlier on @newstalkfm.bsky.social on the viability of delivering the NDP www.newstalk.com/shows/the-ha...

My interview on the @TodaywithClaire show yesterday www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

One of my slides from my talk today at the Transport Ireland conference. It shows the volume of public transport infrastructure promised in Dublin over the next 17 years.... I will discuss some of the constraints in realising our ambitions

UPDATE: TRB has posted its new, shrunken committee structure. Beyond ignoring equity, it has nothing related to climate change or pollution. I guess they're now unrelated to transportation? nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/oth...

Where is the public consultation on this? It takes 10 years to put in a bike lane or move a bus stop because we need to consult with the public but this joke of a business that inconveniences everyone so idiots can get an ice pop quickly just gets waved through.

Delighted to be welcoming almost 100 researchers, industry professionals, policymakers and stakeholders to the Museum Building in @tcddublin.bsky.social this morning for the annual Irish Transportation Research Network conference.

Fantastic news re: BusConnects.... The word construction is the most important here as it is rarely seen in news stories on public transport www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

This is staggering.... but the methods don't include the negative health costs from increased air and noise pollution... the real cost is much higher Cost of traffic congestion in Galway will be equivalent of almost €1,000 a year for each inhabitant www.irishtimes.com/transport/20...

Great to see the new Sustainable Transport Bridge taking shape in Waterford today ‪@waterfordcouncil.bsky.social‬

Transport emissions fell by just 1.2% last year. Good to finally see a fall & it was always going to be slow. But it is clear we have zero chance of meeting the 2030 target of a 50% drop - new thinking & urgency is needed in this sector www.rte.ie/news/2025/05...

Definitely one of my favourite summer flowers ☀️

This week @niamhmcherry.bsky.social, @briancaulfield.bsky.social, Kieran Harrahill and @rachelmcardle.bsky.social attended @researchireland.ie's Design Thinking Training. We are looking forward to continuing our co-creation activities over the coming months! #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU