I’ve noticed an interesting difference between driving and biking. When you are driving, you can’t wait to stop. Always looking for faster routes, shortcuts and ways to get out of your car quicker. On a bike it’s exactly the opposite. We often find ourselves taking the long route just for fun.

Fintan O'Toole: Ireland’s far-right movement will emerge from the ‘breakfast roll-atariat’

Bike Rabbit 🎨 Michael Sowa

Just spent the day at Dunsany Castle to see the rewilding project and it is gorgeous. Two beautiful kites circling above.

What did a changing climate look like in Ireland in 2025? The Council’s report highlights a year marked by record wind, dry spells, drought pressure and heavy rainfall. See the year at a glance in 'Our Changing Climate' at shorturl.at/ORv9s

Love these stories. Such cool and useful ideas. Genuinely wish I had more innovation/engineering skills. Trash to treasure: The Irish ecopreneurs upcycling waste into food, furniture and more www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I’m driving less. I don’t want to see the world through a driver’s eyes any more

Obviously I went to browse in @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social NOT needing any more books in my house 🤷‍♀️ But I really really love the @dublincityoflit.bsky.social One Dublin One Book initiative and once you start it's impossible to stop at one... May need some German books to intersperse though.

Feeling very lucky that I get to enjoy mini starling murmurations above my house every evening before they all drop into a neighbour's tree!

Government must prioritise sustainable transport in any emergency relief funding The solution to the rising cost of oil will never be tax reduction. It’s better cycling infrastructure, more frequent & reliable public transport and Work from Home measures

Happy Spring, northern hemisphere bicycle friends! Woman coasting down a hill in springtime 1899

AS BAD AS EACH OTHER The Strait of Hormuz is much in the nuz. How I wish it were not – I’d regime change the lot.

Wow. If only Irish politicians would make a speech like this. From Connolly and Pearse to the hunger strikers and Mary Robinson. Amazing. #SpeirGorm #FreePalestine

A few of us from Dublin Friends of the Earth (alongside amazing Fridays for Future regulars) protesting against the government further abdicating its climate obligations with the Private Wires Bill.

Very grateful for the magnolia in my garden this time of year.

The Government is trying to further abdicate its climate obligations with the Private Wires Bill www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/28-civi... Protest Friday to demand the Government reinstates the moratorium on data centres and stops the big tech power grab! 1pm Friday 13 March outside the Dáil

Submitted comments now. Can't wait to see College Green pedestrianised and greened and cycle there for a coffee!!!

Excellent! So let's build those lanes quickly and aim for another big % increase!!!! 🚲🚴🚲

Are these steel bollards of children creepy, yes. Are they doing their job, also yes. As always. The children are the front line in pedestrianized safety.

I am so angry at the current billionnaires and ultra-rich that this was a nice antidote to read. My first job was with an NGO supported by Atlantic Philanthropies. That funding made a real difference. And nice to know he is laid to rest nearby in Glasnevin. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Enjoyed filling this in - since it asks about things I care about, like greening the city, and arts, and how I feel about cycling here! 🌳🎭🚴

🚴‍♀️ Over 55 and ready to ride? Join our FREE 8‑week Sofa to Saddle cycling course! Build confidence, refresh skills & enjoy the outdoors. 📅 Starts 23 March, 10:30am 📍 Red Stables, St. Anne’s, Raheny 👉 Registration essential – sign up today!

Lovely morning. Blue sky and yellow daffodils outside my window; blue skies and gold medals for Germany on the telly 🙂

We Didn’t Start the Fire (But it’s all the ways the EU has ruined environmental protection in the last three years) with @greenpeace.eu #ad

Could so relate to this. Thinking about loss of snow makes me incredibly sad. It is the calmest and happiest I ever feel, skiing on a gently downhill forest path. I can't describe it. Or childhood memories of birthday parties iceskating on a frozen lake. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

Yay, sparrowhawk over for a visit!! The joys ot being home sick and looking out the window all day. That makes 18 species in my city garden this winter so far. #gardenbirdsurvey

Yikes, Dublin congestion and travel chaos getting covered in a German newspaper!! 'Dublin discovers slowness' #Dublin #ActiveTravel @dublincommuters.bsky.social

Phil said it! We believe it! Get yourself down to Parnell Square, this Friday 6pm. It’s time for #CriticalMassDub #IBIKEBop We can’t wait to see you there! Bikes, tunes, good company! What’s not to like!

PFAS are linked to cancer and contaminate our water and food - yet chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections to our health. Europe can still act. I just signed. Will you? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...

Having rowed back on lowering speed limits and reforming the Road Safety Authority, Minister Canney is now doubling down on the RSA's failed policies by scapegoating the most vulnerable on the road instead of following evidence-based measures to make our roads safer. irishcycle.com/2026/01/23/c...

I bet a lot of us have favorite songs about bikes. This is mine. If you have a song that you like to ride to or about bicycles I’d love to you to share below!

We really should let Steve Bannon know that Ireland is so woke, that we have an entire year in school devoted to transitioning. #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #SpareGollum

1/ Dublin Friends of the Earth is our local network group in Dublin. Next week, they are having their AGM and if you'd like to learn more please drop by. When: Wednesday, 28th January, 6.30-8pm. Where: Friends of the Earth office, 9 Mount Street Upper (please note - not wheelchair accessible)

There are about 30 starlings at home in the dense shrub a few doors down and I love their loud chirping, tweeting and nattering before they all leave together in the morning (and after they return). Their timings are so precise too.

Thank God it's garden bird survey season! I swear the onslaught of bad and crazy news lately would be unbearable without it. Currently utterly besotted with a lone female chaffinch and the cutest pair of blackcaps. 🥰

Are you caring for or supporting a loved one with mental health challenges? This FREE 5-week online programme is designed especially for family carers and supporters. 📍 Online | booking essential 📩 To register, email: [email protected] 📞 Or call: 086 174 6330 #Speirgorm

This is an absolutely gorgeous book. Was just perfect for the quiet days after Christmas

A lovely film, from an active travel journalist/film-maker/activist from Germany. For your enjoyment over the Christmas holidays, fellow Irish bike people! 🚲 @dublincycling.bsky.social @ibike.ie #activetravel #cyclingcities

Dr Vinnie Wall of the @corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social spoke to @jerosullivanrk.bsky.social on @radiokerry.bsky.social earlier about the government's scandalous decision to abandon plans to reform the Road Safety Authority. @darraghobrientd.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/60ez...

Really liked this little book. Such a pretty edition too. We love our old-fashioned German Advent traditions in the family- a lovely old Icelandic story fitted well.

Dublin was pretty in pink this morning.

Helping out with Clontarf Santa 🎅 🧑‍🎄 Cycle with @ibike.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social come join us, meeting Clontarf Castle 5.30pm Friday 21st Nov. Fun Christmas play list #BIKEBop #bikelife #santa #christmasmagic LoveClontarf.ie Love Dublin BAY ♥️ @ClontarfBA & CRA @ClontarfCycling @CycleWithoutAge

From lovely autumn mornings to now freezing winter nights, so wonderful to have the Roxal Canal path for cycling to & from work!!

Delighted to sing with @foeireland.bsky.social & SInging for Change Ireland at @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social national climate protest today 🎵🌿

Tandem Tricycle Capel Street Bridge, Dublin Ireland 1930s

If you’re curious about “25 ready baked ideas” for #housing they include building garden sheds & dark studios the size of 2 parking spaces; super inflating land values; & new shortcuts that risk “irregular practices”, public safety, the environment, & incurring fines on climate targets #halfbaked

Comghairdeachas le @catherinegalway.bsky.social President-elect of Ireland #IBikeIVote #Áras25