A reminder to members that our spring Gathering is on the 28th March in Galway. Registration is essentially as spaces are limited. Details in the link. Looking forward to seeing you there! www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cyclin...

Important public advocacy work being done by @antaisce.bsky.social Elaine McGoff's team @elainemcgoff.bsky.social ; continuing to make case on consequences, public good consequences, of Irish Government's sixth Nitrates Action Programme. A judicial review is in the public interest. #spéirghorm

Welcome comments from Minister for Nature Christopher O'Sullivan that he wants to see legislation for National Parks as well as a significant expansion of State lands for nature conservation. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Dublin City Council has said that efforts to enforce rules on Bull Island have "proven futile", a remarkable statement. Would we tolerate people running amok in the National Gallery or at Newgrange? Hardly, so why can't we have rules at important nature sites? www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

This is the company the UK government has embedded in the nation’s services. Seriously, fuck everyone who is excusing this.

Trying to use less plastic? Big Oil and the plastics industry are spending billions to make sure everyone else uses more. “I think what stood out most is the deliberateness and intentionality over the years of pushing plastic into our lives,” said @bethgardiner.bsky.social. “It was such a shock."

Message for all designers of cycling infrastructure from the guy who was done it at scale.

FFS. I guess we'll never figure out why road safety, traffic, transport emissions and health are such thorny issues to solve....

Oil prices are rising. Our food, transport and energy shouldn’t depend on fossil fuel politics. 🚫 Reject Fossil Society 🚲 Demand Active Travel Post a photo walking, cycling, or taking public transport with #TravelFossilFree and join the movement! 🌍

Suppose it’s simply asking far too much to expect a senior RTÉ business journalist in 2026, as the #climate crisis deepens by the month, to have grasped that continuing to drill for fossils fuels is shooting ourselves in the head, never mind foot? www.independent.ie/business/iri...

The Journal are asking: How often do you cycle? www.thejournal.ie/cycling-irel...

It's kind of wild how driving the speed limit feels like an act of resistance against car culture

Despite abysmal active transport infrastructure, more people are cycling. This is great news. Imagine what we could achieve if we actually provided people with the world class active transport infrastructure they deserve. #ReimagineDublin

"The vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars, the NTA’s 2025 Walking and Cycling Index has found." @darraghobrientd.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

WE CAN HAVE NICE THINGS! www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

How come “How are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

As the petrostates wage wars that send oil & gas prices spiralling, what a great incentive to go all-in on renewables & stop funding terrorist states and their endless wars into the bargain.

Bicycle parking takes parking space away from one vehicle. Vehicle parking takes living space from hundreds of people. One is more controversial than the other.

Why are thousands of rare and protected species drowning in fishing gear off the Irish coast, including in our only marine National Park? jrnl.ie/6968217

‘My son was nearly knocked down in front of me’: Kinsealy residents protest over dangerous road “There’s no legislative framework in the country to obligate either a developer or the local authority to make a provision for footpaths to local amenities,” Hopkins www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

The question has to be asked why do media in #Ireland follow this same playbook? What is the motive behind rarely mentioning the driver? Press Ombudsman & Press Council silent.

Really excited to see this. More of this, please! It's officially opening today. We need more places that cater to older folks who still want to live independently. housingireland.ie/a-pioneering...

A good example of the huge disconnect in this government between their love of saying yes to lobbying versus their ability/willingness to actually do stuff. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Jesus, another two teenagers killed on our roads last night. That brings the total of people who have died on Irish Roads in less than 2 months to 25. A sobering figure. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

“Children are not killed because they're not wearing high-vis vests. Children are killed because people are speeding, they are inattentive, they are drink driving, they're on their mobile phones, or the design of our roads is not appropriate.” Cllr Alan Curran www.independent.ie/regionals/ga...

#Pedestrian serious injuries in #Ireland 2020-2024 - 89% on straight roads - 89% on urban roads (<60km/h) - 64% in daylight If you can't see me on a straight urban road in daylight it doesn't matter what I wear. #HiVis Data from #RSA Link below www.rsa.ie/docs/default...

“[The RSA] have a lot of influence, and they have a lot of resources. And what they should be doing is influencing the government in particular.” ~ @alancurran.bsky.social m.independent.ie/regionals/ga...

7 deaths on our roads over the weekend including a 16 y/o girl walking her dog. Why the obsession over hi-vis? Why the reduction in active travel funding? Where are the 30km/h zones? Where are the red light cameras? Why no enforcement? Why aren't intelligent speed systems default on new cars?

There was (rightly!) an outcry after that young girl was killed by someone a Scrambler bike. We need the same outcry for the young girl this weekend killed by a motorist while on a PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. Lives are being destroyed while the government wring their hands & do nothing to improve safety.

The Connemara hills suffer some of the worst overgrazing in Ireland. Protect the bogs, restore the forests, you'll see peak flooding decrease... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

If anyone is thinking of switching from audible - and I would strongly recommend you do, this is my referral link (I think I get a free book or something). Libra support local book shops and are pretty much the same price (they actually reduced their prices recently). libro.fm/referral?rf_...

In Donegal, Mayo, Galway, and Kerry corporations have applications in to harvest seaweed from the coast with absolutely no oversight. Corporatisation of seaweed harvest would be a significant negative step for the west

Only 4% of newly-built homes in Dublin last year ended up on the open market for sale. This is bonkers. The market is completely rigged in favour of "investors" (hoarders). jrnl.ie/6957916

Fine Gael have decided that the political tide has gone out for protecting the environment. They are mistaken.

Suddenly the e-bike panic and push to overregulate makes a lot more sense. Ours is our main form of transport.

Wait what theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

We firmly oppose this measure, as existing evidence indicates that such laws do not, in fact, protect people who cycle. The union should be calling for better active transport infrastructure instead of deflecting responsibility to the most vulnerable people on the roads.

❌ Not the Irish domestic tourism sector. ❌ Not the Irish economy. ❌ Not people already impacted by man-made climate change. ❌ Not taxpayers who’ll pay the fines for failing to cut transport emissions. So who is this really for?

Global ecosystem collapse is a real prospect. An appropriate response would be for us to restore our own ecosystems and diversify our food production. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total. The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.

A driver rolled into my son(who was cycling behind me) a few months ago - eyes down. When they saw us, they were completely shocked, started apologising but DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES. My son is a teen, robust enough. The car bruised him. My daughter would have gone under the wheels.

It's noted that he was wearing high-vis even though the driver was making an illegal turn and even with high-vis and all it's only counted as careless driving and not dangerous driving: www.thejournal.ie/courts-cycli...

Positive response in the Dáil yesterday from the taoiseach following Q on tangle nets from Jennifer Whitmore. Action must follow!

It's buried in story but its builders/developers, who build defective homes,cut corners for profit on fire safety so today tax payers and residents pay the price. Developers not facing penalties, and some building today and being rewarded with incentives #spéirghorm www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

🗣️ “Surely nobody should be in a condition described like that?” — guest presenter @newschambers.bsky.social 🗣️ “They shouldn’t,” — Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe 🗣️ “Sorry, that’s actually a description of the Knockalisheen Centre,” — @newschambers.bsky.social #TonightVMTV #SeamusCulleton #ICE

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie