Morning folks. The February Limerick Council (Metropolitan District) meeting is at 9:45am. Will be watching on the web, as is my wont. Live tweeting/bleeting it, as is my curse. Feel free to follow along.🧵 #CouncilMeetingThread

Parking on the footpath is anti social and illegal www.youtube.com/watch?v=adV8...

It's noted that he was wearing high-vis even though the driver was making an illegal turn and even with high-vis and all it's only counted as careless driving and not dangerous driving: www.thejournal.ie/courts-cycli...

Lower limits on Cork's streets "will take many decades" if the public does not send a clear message to Cork City Council irishcycle.com/2026/02/06/l...

I spoke about the Government’s ridiculous proposal to criminalise cyclists who don’t wear helmets 🪖 The fact they even proposed this betrays their complete lack of understanding of what makes our roads unsafe for cyclists & pedestrians 🚗🚙 @labour.ie @dublincycling.bsky.social

Ministers vetoed RSA reform recommended by independent review. Minister Canney suggested hiring celebrities instead. Who needs evidence-based decision making when you can just use vibes?

Meanwhile our government, the EU and governments around the world are rowing back on climate commitments

There's a meeting of the full Limerick City (and, I suppose, the County) Council at 3pm today. Live thread🧵, follow along if you like. Or not: I'm not your ma. #CouncilMeetingThread

“The notion that ever more garish clothing will compensate for distracted driving is a convenient fiction. No amount of fluorescent fabric can counteract the motorist scrolling on their phone or the driver travelling too fast.” Sophie McDermott #cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety

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...

Govt approves MetroLink bidding process for firms wanting to build and run 19km railway irishcycle.com/2026/01/21/g...

Should we try this? Would it be enforced? In France's Lot-et-Garonne area, drivers using a mobile phone while driving will face an immediate six-month licence suspension and a €135 fine, in addition to other penalties applied at the national level elsewhere. www.connexionfrance.com/practical/de...

Pedestrianisation of O’Connell St in Ennis welcomed as 90% say they support it irishcycle.com/2026/01/19/p...

Morning all. The January meeting of Limerick Council's Metro District is this morning at 9:45am. Will be watching on the web, feel free to follow along as usual.🧵 Or just get on with your lives and be happy: that's good too :) #CouncilMeetingThread

“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?

So a judge says "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin?" Actually cycling is much more of a nightmare rather than cyclists. We need to focus on making walking and cycling safer on our streets. www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... Worked with a team in Finland re active travel, they genuinely could not fathom why people objected to cycle lanes here. "But you are making their lives better?" Ah no, you see, we hate cyclists.

Judge who called cyclists "a nightmare" was convicted and fined for refusing take a breathalyser. Should he be making judgements about road traffic offences? www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

The #Limerick obsession with car parking claims another victim. Grimly fitting that Crew was directly across from where a historic (and run-down) building was demolished on the understanding that its footprint would not be used for additional private parking - can you guess what happened?

Our time with the Dolly cargo bike has come to an end. I want to thank Pat @pfitzp.bsky.social (@limerickecargobike on X) for letting us trial the bike. The end result? We're all in. Moving the kids via cargo bike is a no brainer. 1/3

Limerick Heritage Week Cycle Tour is a free event starting this Sunday(the 17th) at noon from in front Colbert Train Station. Will take about an hour and be a casual pace with lots of stops so all ages and abilities welcome.

Horrendous. RIP This is the second cyclist death in 2 days. Plus several hit & runs. Whats going on our roads? I went for a cycle today & seen all sorts of crazy behavior: speeding, close passes, phone use. It’s all just standard now, not challenged, anything goes, no road policing, no enforcement

A very good summary by @farronf.bsky.social of a very bad updated plan. Car dominance has destroyed #LimerickCity for all but a few and this exact imbalance is clear in the (ignored) feedback. @pedestrianlk.bsky.social

📖I wrote an article about the Market Quarter public realm upgrades in #Limerick and how the updated plans ignore key public feedback from the initial consultation, or worse, go against it. It's a 5 minute read, so check it out. irishcycle.com/2025/05/23/w...

#Limerick The Market Quarter and Cruise's Street public realm upgrades have gone to Part 8 after a non-statutory event earlier this year🎉 And... It's pretty underwhelming. And very disappointing given their own "You Said We Heard" report. Lets dig into it a bit🧵 mypoint.limerick.ie/en/consultat...

Social Democrat Cllr “completely opposed” to cycle route claiming it’s a “new scheme” when project follows planning condition set by councillors -- Councillor claims project is "unworkable", but council officials said it aligns with national guidance. A Social Democrats councillor has taken to…

Look at the car trip percentages. 26% of car trips cross the river. Three quarters of car journeys do NOT cross the Corrib. Modal shift, within existing constraints, would significantly ease congestion. We need new thinking. Light Rail. Greenways. Safe travel to school. @farronf.bsky.social

#Galway Ring Road: I’ve now read through the updated Traffic Modelling Report submitted by @GalwayCoCo to ABP. And I’m more convinced than ever that this project cannot be justified in its current form.🧵

#Limerick I've made a searchable archive of all public meeting minutes + agendas from Limerick City & County Council. Official records are hard to navigate — this repository makes them searchable and accessible. github.com/FarronF/lime...

A gorgeous morning for the #GetLimerickWalking event in the Strand Hotel. Really looking forward to this. @pedestrianlk.bsky.social #Limerick #ActiveCities #LimerickSportsPartnership

This is an extremely bad decision. The combination of e-bikes and public transport makes all of the capital accessible to many more people, reducing the need for car ownership. Banning them is the wrong reaction to a very small number of issues.

The March meeting of Limerick Council (Metropolitan District) is this morning at 9:45am. Watching it on the web, feel feel to follow along 🧵 #CouncilMeetingThread

Please attend the Public Consultation on Thursday 6th March. Tell your local councillor you want this area to thrive. Don't fall for scaremongering based on outdated assumptions. This is an Active Travel scheme in name only, it is really a Revitalisation opportunity that must not be missed 16/17

#Limerick There is an important consulation on Thurs 6th March in the Old Dunnes on Sarsfield St. It's about High St / Wickham St and giving the businesses & residents there a better future. They've done amazing work but need this project & the cost of not doing it could be ruinous. (Long 🧵 1/17)

Bit crazy for something to get left like this in the city centre #Limerick bits of wood with screws and nails sticking out and all. Saw two people cross the road and walk through it. Stupid on their part yes but should never be left like that

The @dublininquirer.com cycle nationwide collision tracker clocks up the numbers & locations. Impacts from vehicles or near misses act as a barrier to cycling. collisiontracker.ie

This answers the question of how you can build cycle paths alongside rural main roads without getting rid of the existing heades and trees:

The Mill Road active travel scheme has really taken shape. (1/2)

Are today's speed limit changes making you angry? Well, you likely should be annoyed at those who are spreading misinformation irishcycle.com/2025/02/07/a...

After a bit of nagging from the Campaign, the City Council's Active Travel team have done a really good update of their Active Travel Projects Progress page. Check it out below - the GIS-based map is cool. #activetravel #cyclingdublin www.dublincity.ie/residential/...

A little midnight baking just in case there’s no power in the morning. #StormEowyn

Is this a new level of gaslighting or are they really believing that the opposition holding the Government to account is a subversion of democracy?

“Dublin won’t work without” MetroLink and Dart+, but Eamon Ryan says there’s a risk other areas will only get roads -- "Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael got in the way" of progressing sustainable transport, Miniter Ryan says, they were "very nervous about the likes of the rural independents." VERY…

There’s no 🔵 Blue Monday 🔵 in this week’s Limerick Events Guide #Limerick pigtowntimes.com/limerick-eve...

Cllr O'Donovan says that she wants the agreed representation for this committee reflected in the minutes. Says that people watching the meeting (even online) can see what was said. "Online? I don't do online" says Cllr O'Hanlon. Never gonna see this Kieran then?

"If the minutes aren't acccurate, they need to be changed", says Shane Hickey-O'Mara. "The vast majority of councillors here say they're accurate" throws back Kieran O'Hanlon. They're not, by the way.

Kieran O'Hanlon is defending the "forum for the traders to give their views". Cllr O'Donovan says that isn't the issue: it's the minutes. Cllr O'Hanlon is VERY PISSED at being interrupted. Oh, he's VERY PISSED.

The first 2025 meeting of Limerick City & County Council's Metropolitan District is this morning at 9:45am. Will be watching it on the web and probably adding some commentary that nobody asked for. Feel free to follow along.🧵 #CouncilMeetingThread

"To put his street-transport idea in airline capacity terms — it would be like reducing the capacity of Ryanair flights by installing business-class seating through their aircraft." irishcycle.com/2025/01/05/u...

#iBikeiVote Feeling sick as a dog today 😷 No excuse to not get out and vote.