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

Wonderful joyous bike disco in the Phoenix Park last night. So many happy kids on bikes. Super effort by @fingal.ie @ibike.ie, Dublin CC, OPW etc.

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring." -Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist #BicycleBirthday October 7 (1931 -2021)

How ironic that I'd be drawn to this..... at the airport. After signing petitions againts lifting the passenger cap too. 🙎‍♀️ Hope there is a chapter on aviation because I really struggle with that one.#cognitivedissonance @thinkorswim.bsky.social

I think they are having fun at DnB with DJ Dom Whiting. #Dublin #Cycling #iBikeDublin

The consultation on Ireland’s Second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy is now open! Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future. Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen... @gov.ie

Quite a nice quote for current times too!

This is appalling from the Irish Times. Anyone who walks or cycles around Dublin city regularly will be only too acutely aware of the risk from drivers accelerating through amber and red lights. This is not an issue to be joked about.

Gosh that's amazing that the government has solved the climate emergency and can fully focus on boosting aviation and growth again. Wish someone had told me earlier.

Fires rage across Europe – and extremists call climate action “madness.” Our leaders meet this month to decide our future. Tell them: lock in the 90% emissions cut and reject climate rollbacks. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...

It’s time to dust off the speakers. Will you join us for #IBIKEBop / #CriticalMassDub ? 📆 Friday, 29 August, ‘25 ⏰ Starting 6pm 📍Leaving from Parnell Sq. N, D1 ❓1hr city centre cycle with good company & tunes. Spread the word!

"Meals on Wheels' by Johann Mayr #bikeart

"Maybe I should have taken the bike more often afterall.." By Steffen Butz

'Priorities' by Johann Mayr #bikeart

Sharing a few bike cartoons from summer exhibition on Schliersee, Bavaria #bikeart #bicycle 'Monuments of friendship' by Helme Heine

Muslim Sisters of Eire Raffle www.idonate.ie/raffle/Musli... One day remaining!

Ha, an apparatus that crushes people with their unrinsed yoghurt containers... 😆 Actually, Compared with Earth, Hell’s Climate Policies Are Super Progressive www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/act...

Happy hours among butterflies #butterflies #bavaria

Some people ride bikes for fitness, and others for transportation. Some ride for _______ 👇 ?

Absolutely thrilled to see a Swallowtail butterfly on that field but how anyone manages to take pictures of butterflies is beyond me... presumably with a lot of patience.

Bats in Munich. Could watch them forever. But not easy to capture on camera. 🦇

Awfully wet day in Munich today but great for a bike lover at a transport museum.

Brilliant!

Marsh harrier right over my head!

Hadn't really planned this to be a birdwatching holiday, but happy that it turned into one! 🙂

Bikes & bunnies II