The renamed Facebook page against the project, ‘Voices for Knockfree, Knockpogue & surrounding areas’, prominently includes the claim that “Narrowed roads are a mortal danger to the young and elderly residents” — a claim that has no basis in fact. irishcycle.com/2026/04/10/t...

The twisting tales of cycle lanes “destroying” areas around Ireland Comment & Analysis: Just the other day, a concerned resident in Cork City posted a comment on this website's Facebook page — it was a dreadful story about how residents in the city are having their car parking stolen for cycle…

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…

52 years ago today, 8 April 1974, experimental road closures were introduced in De Beauvoir Town. They were later made permanent, creating Hackney’s first low traffic neighbourhood: safer streets to travel through, & space for families & children to play hackneycyclist.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-...

Why is public transport in Mayo mainly used by people with free travel or no other options? -- Good public transport frequency on paper can obscure major problems. Comment & Analysis: The combined public transport connections between Mayo's largest towns, Ballina and Castlebar, offer reasonably…

"Cars continue through that crossing while children are trying to cross" irishcycle.com/2026/03/31/c...

"Cars continue through that crossing while children are trying to cross" irishcycle.com/2026/03/31/c...

138 km/h in a 50km/h zone one of over 1,000 drivers caught speeding over Easter weekend as three killed and five serious injuries recorded Three road users -- including two motorists and a pedestrian -- have died in separate collisions since Friday. On Friday, a woman in her 40s was knocked down…

Flexibility is needed to make public transport attractive, but so are some rules -- balance is key irishcycle.com/2026/04/05/f...

“Health and safety” trumps public access as beer garden blocking State-owned canal towpath route defended after millions spend on greenway In theory, public investment of tens of millions of euro over decades should have left the Grand Canal Greenway accessible to wheelchair users,…

“Health and safety” trumps public access as beer garden blocking State-owned canal towpath route defended after millions spend on greenway In theory, public investment of tens of millions of euro over decades should have left the Grand Canal Greenway accessible to wheelchair users,…

This article is about the UK but, with a few details changed, it could be about Ireland:

Pilot project to look at benefits of short-term bicycle lockers launched in Dublin City irishcycle.com/2026/03/20/p...

Updated Suir Road / Davitt Road junction design creates more issues than it solves Comment & Analysis: Dublin City Council has a dual issue with its active travel network -- it is frustratingly slow at delivering a network for cycling, and, even with that slowness, many of its routes are of poor…

Flexibility is needed to make public transport attractive, but so are some rules — balance is key Comment & Analysis: "Train travellers share experiences of what one describes as a ‘crackdown’ on ticket flexibility" is the description of Conor Pope's Pricewatch column in The Irish Times this week,…

Updated Suir Road / Davitt Road junction design creates more issues than it solves Comment & Analysis: Dublin City Council has a dual issue with its active travel network -- it is frustratingly slow at delivering a network for cycling, and, even with that slowness, many of its routes are of poor…

New 4km section of South Kerry Greenway opens today Kerry County Council is opening the second section of the South Kerry Greenway this afternoon, with a 4km segment of the route from Glenbeigh to Drom West to be opened from 2pm today. "Following the opening of the first section of the South Kerry…

Teenager knocked off bicycle, seriously injured in crash involing car driver in Galway irishcycle.com/2026/04/03/t...

Air quality in Connolly Station could be improved by reducing train idling – peak time for polution is not rush hour, reseraches find Air quality at Connolly Station is not at its worst level during peak commuting time, but rather pollution from trains builds up when diesel multiple units are left…

New 4km section of South Kerry Greenway opens today Kerry County Council is opening the second section of the South Kerry Greenway this afternoon, with a 4km segment of the route from Glenbeigh to Drom West to be opened from 2pm today. "Following the opening of the first section of the South Kerry…

Man in his 20s knocked off bicycle and killed in crash involving truck driver at O’Connell St A man in his 20s was knocked off a bicycle and killed in a collision involving a cement mixer at the junction of Middle Abbey Street and O’Connell Street in Dublin today. The crash was initially reported…

Such sad news. RIP. Given the repeated instances of truck/bus drivers colliding with cyclists and other vulnerable road users does Dublin need to import the DVS scheme implemented in London to improve safety? tfl.gov.uk/info-for/del...

Man in his 20s knocked off bicycle and killed in crash involving truck driver at O’Connell St A man in his 20s was knocked off a bicycle and killed in a collision involving a cement mixer at the junction of Middle Abbey Street and O’Connell Street in Dublin today. The crash was initially reported…

A council spokesperson said: “We now accept that we don’t know better than the Dutch at how to design cycle routes. We will now look to follow best international practices with some rather than using convoluted junction design, which poorly serves all road users.”

Dublin City Council admits it was “wrong” on cycle lanes Dublin City Council has said today that it will stop building sub-standard cycle routes that include narrow cycle lanes, shared areas with pedestrians, and are often left disjointed, with "convoluted junction design, which poorly serves all…

I don't know that I fully agree with the "covid made everyone a bad driver" narrative, but I've noticed way more red light breaking in the last few years than I ever did before.

“Cars continue through that crossing while children are trying to cross” There is a need to address "lethal" conditions for school children in a Dublin suburb as motorists speed through the area with schools and make turns across red lights with little regard for children crossing the road, two…

“Cars continue through that crossing while children are trying to cross” There is a need to address "lethal" conditions for school children in a Dublin suburb as motorists speed through the area with schools and make turns across red lights with little regard for children crossing the road, two…

You have to love Facebook. I post what's in the first image only to get the comment in the second image:

Dolphen’s Barn Bridge in line for further interim safety measures ahead of major redesign -- Truck drivers turning from Dolphin Road to Dolphen's Barn, while people were cycling on their left, has resulted in serious and fatal injuries. New signage and possibly other measures are to be installed…

Dolphen’s Barn Bridge in line for further interim safety measures ahead of major redesign -- Truck drivers turning from Dolphin Road to Dolphen's Barn, while people were cycling on their left, has resulted in serious and fatal injuries. New signage and possibly other measures are to be installed…

New book covering details of 25 greenways on island of Ireland launched Greenways of Ireland, a new book of greenways in Ireland and Northern Ireland, is described as a "practical guide containing everything you need to know" about 25 greenways around the island, with a total distance of over…

Dublin pilot project to look at shared cargo bikes in residential buildings A pilot project is to look at the use of cargo bikes in residential buildings to be shared among residents. It's one of the latest projects planned by The Bike Hub, a Dublin-based social enterprise, which is soon to launch…

College Green Grow project only seems to be strategically thinking about motor access -- Trialling the new layout will give the city an idea of how workable it is. Comment & Analysis: What's in the above headline might seem like a strange thing to claim. But is it? The strategic thinking for…

New section of Cork’s Lee 2 Sea Greenway nearing completion Work is progressing on the latest section of Cork's Lee 2 Sea Greenway, from Passage West Ferry to Monkstown, Co Cork. While some sections are usable, the project is a work in progress, with construction ongoing on the greenway path and…

New section of Cork’s Lee 2 Sea Greenway nearing completion Work is progressing on the latest section of Cork's Lee 2 Sea Greenway, from Passage West Ferry to Monkstown, Co Cork. While some sections are usable, the project is a work in progress, with construction ongoing on the greenway path and…

Because enforcement of speed limit laws remains very limited in Ireland compared to many countries with far more speed cameras, it’s fully expected that attempts to improve enforcement will be controversial for some motorists. irishcycle.com/2026/03/26/i...

If you cannot see two large speed limit signs, is there an issue with your driving? irishcycle.com/2026/03/26/i...

Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers www.dublininquirer.com/across-the-c...

In images: A key to designing for Dutch cycling Comment & Analysis: Whether on cycle paths, cycle lanes or low-traffic streets, a key to designing for Dutch-like cycling is visualised below: It's, of course, what's referred to as "social cycling" -- or side-by-side cycling. A mother cycling home…

If you cannot see two large speed limit signs, is there an issue with your driving? Comment & Analysis: Because enforcement of speed limit laws remains very limited in Ireland compared to many countries with far more speed cameras, it's fully expected that attempts to improve enforcement will be…

1,463 Dublin residents express interist in renting €100 per-year spaces in on-street bicycle lockers -- After the inner city, the Kimmage-Rathmines area is one of the first areas to get the lockers A total of 1,463 Dublin residents have registered their interest in renting 2,633 potential spaces…

1,463 Dublin residents express interist in renting €100 per-year spaces in on-street bicycle lockers -- After the inner city, the Kimmage-Rathmines area is one of the first areas to get the lockers A total of 1,463 Dublin residents have registered their interest in renting 2,633 potential spaces…

"He said his client was very upset at the time because he had other ongoing issues with the gardaí, and he did not want another incident to be reported." www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Cesar Correa had a tracking device on his bike when it was taken and has since tracked it to a location in Dublin 9 – but still hasn’t gotten it back. www.thejournal.ie/garda-did-no...

The case against making your cycle paths too wide? 🙃 Sure, where were the cyclists anyway? 😉

Dublin’s streets broad and narrow are pothole-marked, so why were its councils only given 0.2% of recent roads funding? -- Funding affects all road users, including those cycling and using public transport. -- Dublin subsidises other areas while it is left to fund their own road resurfacing.…

Dublin council offers “Second Spin” of freedom for teenagers who've had bicycles stolen irishcycle.com/2026/03/06/d...

Luas, greenway and housing should be built on lands reserved for Dublin’s Eastern Bypass Lands on University College Dublin's campus and between there and Sandyford, which have long been reserved for the Dublin Eastern Bypass, should be designated for a potential Luas line, greenway beside it, and…