“It’s like saying ‘Very few people drown in our shark-infested swimming pool'” — RSA called out on flawed comparison to the Netherlands Only using deaths per million people as a metric to compare cycling safety in Ireland and the Netherlands is flawed, a council and a campaigner have said after…

We were thrilled to publish Edition VI of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal yesterday, including poetry by Richard W. Halperin (Featured Artist), Martina Furlong, Julianna Sabitova, Neil Flynn & Mary Moynihan 🟥 Read the edition in full, here: smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/u...

Cycling Ireland’s Road Safety Commission has published the findings of its most comprehensive member survey to date. Click below to read the full story and report 🔗https://cyclingireland.pulse.ly/ngskelonic #RoadSafety #StrongerTogether

Yesterday, Navan Cycling Initiative attended Meath’s first Decarbonising Zone (DZ) Networking Event in the Newgrange Hotel, Navan, hosted by Meath County Council. Some excellent presentations and plans including #ActiveTravel and #SustainableTransport initiatives.

Any councillor admitting on the record that they struggle to see cyclists and pedestrians on the road is admitting that they are a danger to the public and not fit to drive, and their licences should immediately be suspended.

"Palestinian women, men and children have reported attacks, forced nudity, invasive and painful body cavity searches, Israelis exposing their genitals, including to minors, and threats of sexual violence." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The leaders of the United States, Israel and Russia are seeking to impose a new "predatory" world order while most countries are too cowardly to stop them, rights group Amnesty International said

Custodians of the land. “had a number of previous convictions” “annual revenues of €211.8m” Fined €8,000. FFS. #spéirghorm #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Can you imagine the headline: 'Attempted murder arrest after knife hits pedestrian on Argyll Street'? No, of course you can't. Because no sub would ever write that!!

Utterly predictable — and you couldn't make it up. Bóthar Stiofáin around lunchtime today.

I’m writing in today’s Irish Examiner about the need to reclaim our flag from those who seek to divide us, rather than unite us. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Black then white are all I see, in my infancy Red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me, Lets me see As below so above and beyond, I imagine Drawn beyond the lines of reason Push the envelope, watch it bend

If you had doubts about who Independent Ireland are and some of the fuel protest leaders - well they’re showing us. Protesters and those whose livelihoods are at stake should have nothing to do with the far right or bigotry. #fuelprotests

Great listen. Fenton sounds like he could be as good as a pundit as he was as a baller (and yeh, we can't stop asking him is he coming back) #GAA #DublinGAA #RTEGaa

This is obviously worst case scenario planning… but it’s really exposing just how bad Dublin gets hit by volatile fossil fuel prices Government didn’t fund BusConnects expansions in 2026 & haven’t funded 3 of the Dublin Luas projects… 🤷🤷‍♀️ m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...

Likely the first time Meaney will ever be on screen with Mulgrew, though? Miles O'Brien served everywhere except for Voyager, unless I'm mistaken. While Voyager and DS9 ran alongside each other for a while, they were set in different quadrants so never crossed #StarTrek #Treksky #DS9

Just when you think you can't love AOC any more... 🚲🚲🚲 (Also, American bike lanes are really crap)

I don't get how Labour, the Greens, SocDems etc are voting no confidence. I'm mean I get what they hope to achieve, and I'm no fan of this current Gov, but is this the best way to go about it? It just doesnt sit right.

Another great piece of journalism from @rte.ie Jack Carron. Primetime tonight @9.30 @rteone.rte.ie www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

Build a good bike lane - it'll get used. Rialto, Dublin. 14th April 2026

Nazi salutes on the streets of Ireland... As others have said, if you allow fascists – or Nazi's doing Nazi salutes – in your protest, then it's a fascist protest.

now the tractors have moved on, I'm starting to see people who probably like to think of themselves as left/progressive trying to find a way to excuse what happened, to position the protestors as victims, misunderstood or mislead at worst. Fuck that, it was a display of violent entitlement.

🗓️ #BIKEWEEK 2026 IS COMING! Save the date for BikeWeek 2026 and our massive Navan Family Cycle – Sunday 10 May! 🚲🚵‍♂️🍨😁 National Bike Week 2026 runs from 9-17 May 2026, and there are lots of events planned for Navan. Watch this space! #BikeWeek #NavanCycling #ActiveTravel #Meath #BikeWeek2026

"Duffy has built a following on social media by leaning heavily into far-right narratives. His Facebook page shows he has shared images claiming Ursula von der Leyen believes free speech is a “virus” and that censorship is a “vaccine”; & said that Muslims “want to take over the world” What a guy.

🌍️ The World Needs More Women Philosophers, By Mary Moynihan

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JD Vance electoral appeal delivers again.

"nobody has a right to blockade our country"… "illegal blockades”… “caused harm”… …And yet… here, have a €500m package, a delay of carbon taxes, major concessions… How in the name of jasis does that make sense.

On the Muslim Sisters of Éire Facebook page. Totally normal protester behaviour. Definitely great to support people like this

Notable as the Muslims Sisters went out of their way to be non-threatening to the protesters beforehand. It really does only take a handful of people to cause huge problems, but as long as the protesters tolerate that handful, that is entirely their fault and they shoulder responsibility.

The irony of using the orange gobshite who's responsible for all this on the poster. Also - I really, really hate the look of AI generated "art". Real sense of uncanny valley off it.

This is not a good precedent. Remember, folks, next time you want something from government for your special interest group, ignore your representative body, set up a blockade on roads, and shut down access to ports until they cut you a special deal.

Next time we protest for the climate, or Palestine, or whatever new grievance we have with the government, everybody bring their cars. Apparently, our government submits to vehicles, not people. #SpeirGorm

Some very creative accounting was used to deem the Galway ring road compliant with Ireland's climate plans, writes architect and transport planner Ciarán Ferrie. jrnl.ie/7009217t

Racists brining the country to a standstill this week (under guise of fuel crisis) tried to intimidate one of the great charities in the country last night. MSOÉ have been feeding the unhoused for 11 years on O Connell street. Ugly scenes but beautiful show of solidarity from the people they feed.

They attacked the Muslim Sisters of Éire, one of the kindest and mostly welcoming groups out on the streets of Dublin providing meals to the unhoused. Fuck every single one of these rat fucks.

The Left cannot insert itself into protests that are this comfortable with racists and transphobes and expect to suck the poison out from the inside. I love rebellion but only built on a charter of anti-bigotry. Nothing worthwhile will grow from poisoned seeds

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The self-appointed "leaders" of the Fuel Protests are truly scum of the Earth. Why our media choose to interview the likes of Duffy here re the protests is beyond me. Do they really think he cares one iota about anyone but his own self?

Protestors deciding what gets in and out of ports fuel for emergency services, animal feed and water treatment chemicals, is so wild and dangerous. Only bird brains would back this now

“As you can see, it’s been brought to an entire standstill”. Except for the bike lane… that lady riding past couldn’t have been any better timed. 🤣

extraordinary to witness a government held to ransom by a group of men. Humiliating & ultimately corrosive to the rule of law, future conduct of society in Ireland remains in the balance. Law is flouted, police & regulatory bodies stand idly by while an unelected mob wields whip. An embarrassment

Galway ring road planning inspector’s report has little grasp on reality Comment & Analysis: The idea that a project is established in local and national policy should hold some weight, but the An Coimisian Pleanala Inspector’s Report on the N6 Galway City Ring Road shows little willingness to…

X’s curated ‘top’ posts on Ireland’s fuel protests. Quite clear what its biggest accounts, and maybe its algorithm, want to turn this into

Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli

Galways is the worst city in Ireland for traffic congestion and this is only going to make it worse. No light rail, poor public transport, no active travel networks, no up-to-date Transport Strategy, but, more roads! Meaning more cars. Hopefully it's appealed.

Just spent 2 hours at the fuel protest at the bottom of O'Connell Street and any notion that its a farmers protest is misguided. It may have started out as one but it has become something else entirely, fueled by Facebook and Twitter's algorithms telling people what to get mad at.

This is what it's all about he said the quiet part out loud... This is a putsch