Now? Now in 2026 it says "Detailed Design for Phase 4B is being finalised and is currently under review." So it's in the final stages of detailed design for two years now. The whole of Phase 4 is slightly more than 2km, and 4A has been finished... www.corkcity.ie/en/council-s...

“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly” Seán Canney, Minister of State for Road Safety 👏👏 hear, hear Oh wait, that was for e-scooters. Where are these calls when it comes to private motor vehicles?

3 hours ago, The Taoiseach posted photos on X of school children from a visit he made to Gorey. How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now? #IrishPol

Well done to @cyclingireland.bsky.social President @ciarancannon.bsky.social for laying out so clearly what needs to be done to safe lives on our roads. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:

Dept wants to put limits on recoverable costs, leaving people facing six-figure bills even when they win. That would be the end of public-interest environmental litigation, favouring wealthy and commercial interests, and undermining environmental protection. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV. The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence. This is not protection. This is occupation.

an occupation

Cork city centre. One dolphin of five.

Have a #painting. "The Long Walk II" My Galway city painting that I'll never tired of telling people it prompted a friend's young son to ask why there were giraffes walking down the street, and ever since that's all any of us can see. It hangs in his home. He's a man now. #art #JanuArty #SpeirGhorm

Amazingly consistent performance here as previous Minister for missing Housing Targets issues update in his new role as Minister for missing Climate Targets. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Carrying the coffin on Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, Ireland, 1960's - by Bill Doyle (1926 - 2010), Irish

There we go. That there’s a headline.

As Elon Musk's X continues to sink to new depths, there are serious questions to be asked as to why legitimate media outlets, government departments, state agencies, etc. etc. remain on the platform. I wrote this last November.

I take it he's going to reduce default speed limits to 30km/h, implement progressive fines for speeding, roll out automated camera enforcement and set up a dedicated traffic unit for the Gardaí. I could go on, these are just the first 4 things that sprung to mind (without turning over any stones).

The Government is consulting on rules to cap legal costs when you go to court and hold the state to account for breaking environmental law, they want you to pay €100s of thousands If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing [email protected] by 15 January tinyurl.com/NPECons

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and Rawa Duwaji on Inauguration Day, January 1, 2035, NYC City Hall! More pictures coming soon - I took a bunch and everyone was beautiful! Happy New Year, friends. We're gonna win.

State bodies still be using X.

Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.

You’ll get a better idea of where Seán Canney stands on road safety from this article. irishcycle.com/2025/12/28/m...

Marina Park and the Atlantic Pond looking well. #Speirgorm

Lovely mural on the Marina Promenade with a nod to the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway which ran here. #Speirgorm

I see Ireland is still very much at the asking drivers nicely not to kill people stage. The optimism and misplaced faith is almost quaint.

I’m going with Creamy Beamy Bridge

Has anyone pinpointed when the rain might stop.

While serious injuries and deaths on our roads are at record levels, the government is abandoning the road safety reforms recommended by an independent review without any justification or evidence. www.thejournal.ie/rsa-disbande...

A very good radio piece showing the benefits of cycling, especially with all the crazy traffic out there, but a very misleading headline – '...so why are the bike lanes empty?’ Is this intentional? Bike lanes are rarely empty, it is just an efficient mode of transport. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

60% of pedestrian deaths in 2025 occurred outside the hours of darkness.

I know BE have their issues but it's kinda hard to run a bus service when you're not supported... Bus priority, enforced bus lanes, maybe even bus lanes "Cork city bus routes may be axed if Bus Éireann service doesn't improve" www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

New desire line just dropped.

"An example of this policy disconnect is the recent announcement postponing the DART+ South West line until at least the next decade. This delay was announced just one day after planning permission was granted for almost 900 new housing units in Adamstown, ..."

"Continuing to build more roads to alleviate congestion, especially in a geographically constrained city such as Dublin, is precisely the kind of failed thinking that has resulted in our capital becoming the 10th most congested city in the world." www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Remember when we banned cars from Patrick St. In the afternoon? It's an absolute free-for-all now. Buses stuck here for 30 minutes. Perhaps we could put all those extra guards to some use? #Cork

Christmas tree by bike

To read #Cork City Council's statement this afternoon one would be forgiven to think that this is about 1 tree. The council has removed what was once public green space gradually over 15 years or so. Such poor mismanagement that they have now 'lost' a whole mini-parklet.

They can now look forward to a ‘meaningful Christmas’.

Dublin: City Council Executive decides against protecting the public from bullies using the public realm to spread racism message. The Council chooses not to uphold the law, because it is afraid. www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest. #WorldBollardAssociation

New DART and Luas lines, which ALREADY HAVE planning permission, are being delayed 4-5 years. This is a direct consequence of the Government’s decision to spend less on public transport.

I contributed to this important article by @gerherbert.bsky.social regarding the safety on our roads. So many of these deaths are preventable tragedies m.independent.ie/life/red-lig...

An Garda Síochána continue to place the main responsibility for road safety on vulnerable road users. People daring to cycle are not the problem in Ireland. Cars and the people driving them are — or more importantly, speed, dangerous driving, and the almost complete lack of enforcement.

A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking. My son hasn't cycled since

Today, I saw a driver overtake a stopped bus and plough through a pedestrian crossing. He beeped three times as he sped though. The beeping was to warn people because, as he had overtaken a bus, he had zero visibility of who was about to step out onto the crossing. But sure, more hi-vis, everyone

You think traffic is bad now. You ain’t seen nothing yet…

Excellent piece by Sadhbh o'Neill about the car-centric approach to transport. I have absolutely no doubt that virtually none of our elected reps rely on public transport to go about their daily lives. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

He said "Amen" straight into the drop Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

What's a "semi-hilly city"? Asking for a friend.

Postbox bollards outside the Post Office. Absolutely delightful. #WorldBollardAssociation 📮