Because the driver was "a working man", the judge used his discretion and only imposed one conviction on a reduced charge of careless driving. "Imposing a driving disqualification of one year, the judge said this was as opposed to the up to six years off the road which he could have got."

Here’s a sneak preview of what the Galway West ballot paper will look like for Friday’s Bye-Election: 17 candidates, 4 women, 7 Independents

It's hard to shake off the feeling that if the driver had only one or two previous convictions any action taken would have been far less rigorous.

@shaunpinner.bsky.social What does the audio reveal to you? The two sides are in close contact?

The purpose of this new Bill is instead to weaken environmental rights and remove any climate impediment to building new infrastructure, especially the roads that this Government wants to build. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

And round their shoulders Hung the #GalwaySprawl

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Our first retrospective study on SUMMER 2018 has been released (check the link below!). Key findings: high temperatures experienced during June and July have become warmer and more frequent due to anthropogenic climate change, however, the climate change influence on low precipitation is less clear.

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Same applies to road/traffic engineers and urban planners. Far too often their design decisions seemed to be based on something other than lived experience of walking and cycling. For example, Stage 3 in the Road Safety Audit process requires an engineer to cycle the route. How often is that done?

Did Patrick Pearse look into his heart to determine what Irish people wanted? And are some still at it today?

@volberg.bsky.social Bars UAV. Rarely seen? Anyway, nice...

Induction seems to be both the technology and the sales promotion strategy. 🤓

The #GalwayCityRingRoad won't be a children's hospital either.

@michaelemann.bsky.social 😁

The things one finds when browsing the literature on setting speed limits in Ireland. This appendix in the 2015 Guidelines was lifted verbatim from US sources. It even kept the American spelling. Athough mean speed is supposedly the main criterion these days, the whiff of V85 voodoo still remains.

For years the Gardaí refused my requests for information on the type of road users injured in accidents in Galway. It was a nonsense GDPR answer. This infomation is now available on the RSA website at www.rsa.ie/road-safety/... Not surprising that most serious injuries are to pedestrians.

@jasonsemerko.bsky.social A podcast that's still sorely missed.

"It is difficult to communicate a problem that most people can’t see. Our senses are not very good at detecting long-term, chronic danger. Should preserving every view of the countryside be given precedence over poisoned waters and collapsed ecosystems? I don’t think so." ~ @whittledaway.bsky.social

@rudysovinee.bsky.social Have you any plans made for 2069?

What a journey! A white-tailed eagle chick that fledged from a nest in the Glengarriff Nature Reserve in County Cork in 2025 has completed this amazing grand tour of Ireland in 48 days. You can find out more here: www.facebook.com/GlengarriffW...

It has been glaringly obvious for years. 1. The primary function of the #GalwayTransportStrategy, from its launch in 2016, was to ensure delivery of the Ring Road. 2. The NTA’s primary function is not to prioritise public transport, but to ensure that private car traffic is never inconvenienced.

The equivalent of one car parking space.

The graveyard of ambition.

Could someone please just shut the USA down until we can figure out what's going on?

@brianhill53703.bsky.social @chris.trustfundr.org @philoof.bsky.social @oslogutt.bsky.social @trashcanman.bsky.social @smelladfella.bsky.social Your Like button will like this.

"There's nobody jay-walking here."

How hard can it be?

No worries. Let's just get all agitated about a €127,000 bike shelter instead.

480 BSEs.*

Singh et al, 2018: "Climatic conditions that caused the Great Drought and Global Famine arose from natural variability, and their recurrence, with hydrological impacts intensified by global warming, could again potentially undermine global food security."

Headford has a resident population of around 1200. Perhaps Galway County Council's long-standing policy of allowing ultra low density "measles development" pretty much everywhere might have something to do with the chronic traffic congestion? Just a thought. www.galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-f...

"Lack of investment in footpaths." Are they damaged? If so, what could possibly be the cause? #MakeWayDay2026

@kennysbookshop.bsky.social @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social Remarkable footage.

Have you ever felt frustrated trying to get past an abandoned e-scooter or a car blocking the footpath? Om Make Way Day (Fri 29th May), people across the country are encouraged to share photos of obstacles in their area to help raise awareness. #Accessibility #SpeirGorm #MakeWayDay26

A thought occurs: in Ireland, shoddy road design and unorthodox road behaviour are two sides of the same coin. Too often, engineers & "planners" don't really think or care about how their designs will be used in real life. Road users adapt in random ways. Result: chaos at the crossroads.

@hannahdaly.ie @sadhbhoneill.bsky.social Apocalyptically insane.

The very first paragraph: "hit by a car".

Doyles Veg Prep will like the wider footpaths. All the better for parking on.

Laochra.

There has been talk of improving public transport and active travel infrastructure in #GalwayCityOfCarCulture for the past 25 years or more. Anyone remember the Galway Transport Unit, launched in 2008? It promised much, delivered damn all. Smarter Travel, 2009? Huge ambition, massive failure.

Very measured, thoughtful analysis of the #GalwayCityRingRoad by Dr Mike Hynes, Lecturer, School of Political Science & Sociology, University of Galway.

Daisies doing pushups.

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Scarleh for ya, @nytimes.com. 😳

I am so sick of the criticism of the "designer" bicyle storage facility in Kerry Hospital. Lets have a look at these costs, understanding them is about reframing what was actually built, and comparing it fairly against the infrastructure society routinely accepts for cars. 1/