Galway Commuters
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Community advocacy for sustainable mobility in Galway
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We're back! After some time away we are relaunching our organisation to help bring about a Galway that is safer, healthier and easier to get around. If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!
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We've been hearing about plans for decades. The bus corridors are through planning, they just need funding. Why has the government neglected to provide it? Must we stay in traffic forever?
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
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Galway congestion woes remain despite many plans
Galway's longstanding traffic congestion stems from the volume of vehicles, particularly cars, using the city's roads on a daily basis.
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/0326/1565232-galway-commuters/
6 days ago
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The minister should be fighting for extra current funding at a cabinet level. These are not mutually exclusive things. We can have both.
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about 1 month ago
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As reported in the below link funding from the Government has been secured to progress the Corrib greenway bridge to planning. This is a great development and we'd like to thank everyone for their attention to this matter and Cllr. Hoare for announcing the good news.
irishcycle.com/2026/02/27/f...
about 1 month ago
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Cllr.Alan Curran
about 1 month ago
7 deaths on our roads over the weekend including a 16 y/o girl walking her dog. Why the obsession over hi-vis? Why the reduction in active travel funding? Where are the 30km/h zones? Where are the red light cameras? Why no enforcement? Why aren't intelligent speed systems default on new cars?
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Galway councillor claims RSA messaging amounts to ‘victim blaming’ – ‘Children are not killed because of a lack of high-vis vests’
A Galway councillor has called for a “no confidence” vote and a major overhaul of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), claiming its education campaigns place responsibility on vulnerable road users rather...
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/galway/news/galway-councillor-claims-rsa-messaging-amounts-to-victim-blaming-children-are-not-killed-because-of-a-lack-of-high-vis-vests/a768096086.html
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera
about 2 months ago
Ok. You're right. But why stop at cyclists? Let's make pedestrians wear high-vis and helmets too! It's safer right? Actually, let's make absolutely everyone wear high-vis and helmets at all times everywhere (except people in cars obviously!) so people driving cars feel better
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Tom Dowling 🇮🇪
about 2 months ago
Cases pursued against drivers are rare. knocked off my bike on my way to work,full high‑vis gear. As I lay on the road waiting for the ambulance, the driver admitted she hadn’t seen me. The Gardaí never arrived. I spent 12 weeks on crutches with soft‑tissue injuries. I could have died.
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Dublin Commuters
about 2 months ago
Yesterday we spoke to the Oireachtas Committee on Transport & we highlighted the various failings of this Government on road safety The ongoing failure of Vision Zero The Systemic failure of the RSA And the impact of Default 30kph U-Turn
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Opening Statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport - 04.02.26 - Road Safety
Opening Statement.MOVThank you, Chairperson and members of the committee, for the invitation to speak today on the topic of road safety. My name is Jason Cullen, chairperson of Dublin Commuter…
https://www.dublincommuters.ie/post/opening-statement-to-the-oireachtas-joint-committee-on-transport-04-02-26-road-safety
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Jen Keane
about 2 months ago
I was wearing hi vis when a motorist drove into me. Passengers in the car got out to tell me the driver was really upset because she didn't see me. I didn't have much sympathy as I was picking gravel out of my hands. I was visible. She didn't look.
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It's great to see such sensible priorities in road safety. We are all just so sick of the constant & stringent Garda patrols catching the speeding and distracted drivers that evidence shows kills. Instead they should be tackling children on their ride to school!
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
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Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.
https://www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scooters-helmets-6945841-Feb2026/
about 2 months ago
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David Zipper
about 2 months ago
New research finds negligible benefit from "minimum passing distance" laws requiring drivers to give cyclists space when overtaking them. Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
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Hundreds of places in Galway where a small, collaborative CPO could make active travel safer & more pleasant. If other cities can do it, why can't we?
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2 months ago
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The summary report on the proposed bus gate in Bun a chnoic / cnoc an Óir came in. And for a quick summary :
2 months ago
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Brian Caulfield
2 months ago
A lessons the past 12 months has taught us about our creaking transport networks is that they are extremely vulnerable. The aftermath of Storm Chandra has shown us, again, that in an era of increased extreme weather events, our infrastructure is not fit for purpose
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Brian Caulfield: Storm Chandra commuter chaos is made far worse by a dysfunctional transport system
Aftermath of Storm Chandra has shown once again that in an era of increased extreme weather events, our infrastructure is not fit for purpose
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/01/27/brian-caulfield-storm-chandra-commuter-chaos-is-made-far-worse-by-a-dysfunctional-transport-system/
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God this storm is brutal, let me check the only place I can reliably see if my train is delayed...
2 months ago
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IrishCycle.com
2 months ago
NTA continues to force Irish Rail to stay on X despite child sexual abuse material scandal Irish and international experts have said social media platform X was generating child sexual abuse material, as well as nonconsensual "undressing" images of adults, but the National Transport Authority…
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NTA continues to force Irish Rail to stay on X despite child sexual abuse material scandal
Irish and international experts have said social media platform X was generating child sexual abuse material, as well as nonconsensual "undressing" images of adults, but the National Transport Authority (NTA) is continuing to hold Irish Rail to a contractual obligation to post updates and to reply to messages on the platform formally known as Twitter. The NTA's lack of movement on the issue reflects the Irish Government's position to stay on X, but the authority did not answer questions relating to whether there has been any mandate from Governmenal level or if it would remove the contractual obligation put on Irish Rail as a public service obligation provider.
https://irishcycle.com/2026/01/27/nta-continues-to-force-irish-rail-to-stay-on-x-despite-child-sexual-abuse-material-scandal/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Dublin Commuters
2 months ago
We fixed your headline for you RTE The driver killed the woman with his vehicle… please speak to your editors
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
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Prof. Ian Walker
2 months ago
If any policymakers or campaigners in Ireland want to discuss the evidence base for these policies I'm happy to talk
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You're not dropped from the team. You're just not on the list, you're not getting a jersey and you won't be there on Sunday 😉
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2 months ago
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What If Galway
2 months ago
Interesting to see how this pans out "Galway City Council is intent on progressing a pedestrian and bicycle link across the stone abutments of the former Clifden Railway Bridge, despite national funding cancelled for this piece of the Connemara Greenway"
www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
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Council aims to bridge funding gap
Galway City Council is intent on progressing a pedestrian and bicycle link across the stone abutments of the former Clifden Railway Bridge, despite national funding cancelled for this piece of the Con...
https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/149202/council-aims-to-bridge-funding-gap
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We've all been at a station waiting for a cancelled train with no way of knowing. IÉ and the NTA can and must do better
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2 months ago
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Irish Cycling Campaign
2 months ago
Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.
@sadhbhoneill.bsky.social
@thejournal.ie
www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...
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Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses
Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ireland-road-safety-6933338-Jan2026/
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The cars need more space when there are fewer of them? Self-defeating logic that only undermines bus lane compliance. A day rarely goes by where we don't see a car in a bus lane, usually out the front window of the bus...
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2 months ago
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And it's the only place that we can get up to date information of Public Transport delays. You know, the abuse imagery & Nazi website?
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3 months ago
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This would honestly be more useful communication than
@irishrail.bsky.social
currently have...
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3 months ago
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South East on Track
4 months ago
Good coverage on the apparent cancellation of future work on Wexford-Waterford line by
@thejournal.ie
this morning. We urgently need some clarity from the Department of Transport and the Minister.
www.thejournal.ie/rail-review-...
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Anger after re-opening of Co Wexford-Waterford train line is omitted from government spending plan
Campaigners have said lengthy efforts to reopen the line may have been ‘erased overnight’.
https://www.thejournal.ie/rail-review-wexford-waterford-6904969-Dec2025/
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The government's approach to road safety is legitimately this:
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4 months ago
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Another delay for Galway BusConnects We are deeply disappointed to discover that the timeline for Galway's long-awaited new bus network has been pushed back yet again. Read our press release:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
4 months ago
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Ciara Murphy
4 months ago
Having to go on Twitter for public transport updates in the Year of Our Lord 2025 is just madness.
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If losing the LUAS causes this much traffic chaos imagine how much it could prevent in Galway...
4 months ago
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The City Council has a great idea to easily improve the bus network (rare) and it could use your support... You can view our response here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can make your own response here:
consult.galwaycity.ie/en/consultat...
4 months ago
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REMINDER: Our official Relaunch & AGM will be held in Murray's Coffee House in Salthill at 7pm tomorrow evening.
4 months ago
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera
4 months ago
The LUAS Red Line was thrown into chaos at rush hour this evening due to an incident at St James's. In order to find out what was going on with the service, the LUAS expected thousands of affected passengers to check their X account. It's ridiculous, enraging, and at this stage totally unacceptable
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Hi everyone, We'd like to extend an invite to you for our Official Relaunch & AGM. It will be held in Murray's Coffee House in Salthill at 7pm on the 4th of December
5 months ago
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VITAL BRIDGE CANCELLED - CONTACT YOUR TD Measuring the number of people who will use the bridge by the number that currently swim... 1/4
connachttribune.ie/nta-pulls-fu...
5 months ago
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Delighted to have got a chance to meet the West on Track and GLUAS campaigns this evening. We're all working to transform how we get around Galway, Connacht and the whole island. Some nice light reading for us on the bus home! 😄
5 months ago
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GALWAY TO MAYO RAIL LINK FUNDED Some good news for Galway's railway. The Minister of State for Transport Seán Canney announced that funding for the reopenning of the Athenry <-> Claremorris railway will be included in the National Development Plan.
www.independent.ie/regionals/ma...
5 months ago
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Good news out of the pre-budget discussions. Fares will not be rising this year. The Government must continue to invest in capital and current expenditure for Public Transport particularly in Galway to make up for the historical lack of ambition which has left our city totally choked with traffic.
6 months ago
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Irish Cycling Campaign
6 months ago
A reminder that this rally is happening this coming Thursday 2nd Oct. Please support it if you can by joining us on the day or contact your local TDs & ask them to attend the Love 30 presentation in the AV room. This effects rural Ireland as much as it does our larger towns and cities. Bígí linn!
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We're back! After some time away we are relaunching our organisation to help bring about a Galway that is safer, healthier and easier to get around. If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!
6 months ago
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Dublin Commuters
6 months ago
Another fine example of how a small group of well-funded residents can completely hold up Essential Infrastructure through the Judicial Review system to get their way Very convenient how it also means their illegal car parking spots remain available
irishcycle.com/2025/09/23/d...
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Dismissing privacy concerns of bus stop outside a house as an “annoyance” means planning decision is “legally defective” — High Court
A High Court Judge ruled today (Tuesday) that An Bord Pleanála “significantly mischaracterised” serious concerns of privacy and security relating to a bus stop being placed outside a ho…
https://irishcycle.com/2025/09/23/dismissing-privacy-concerns-of-bus-stop-outside-a-house-as-an-annoyance-means-planning-decision-is-legally-defective-high-court/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Yet another report describing the obvious. Galway needs proactive and urgent investment in public transport and active travel. It is the only reliable way to tackle congestion and its massive associated costs.
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10 months ago
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Cosáin Climate
11 months ago
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Galway Cycling Campaign - Feachtas Rothaíochta na Gaillimhe
11 months ago
A healthy society does not just happen; it requires us to rethink how we use our public space. In Galway, we have so much public space which is theoretically shared but which in reality is given over to motor vehicles. mens sana in corpore sano sanus hominibus sano societas (Google grazias)
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Galway Cycling Campaign - Feachtas Rothaíochta na Gaillimhe
11 months ago
Pity WestOnTrack and other rail advocacy groups have not yet made the journey away from X to Bluesky. A much-needed comprehensive train and light rail system for Galway needs to have bicycle access baked in, along
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@galwaycommuters.bsky.social
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Councils don't need planning permission for trial cycle routes? Looks like Galway should get moving on Salthill
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12 months ago
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The children in this city deserve to be able to make it home safe. The city council must do better, this should never happen again.
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12 months ago
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