"Cyclists belong at the centre of our roads, not at the margins" #LunchTimeLive @kevigi.bsky.social from @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social gets generous airtime from Andrea Gilligan to comment on findings from a Cycling Ireland survey. @newstalkfm.bsky.social www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Óráid do ollúna ollscoile agus mic léinn www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Do m'athair

Millars Lane in the rain. Golden urban greenway.

New cycle lanes in Galway. Much of the hype has died down now that people see the road is wide, the design good. But the tightened junctions are still a point of conflict. I don’t know whether to fault the maths teachers (π/2 🤷‍♂️) or driving instructors. But it’s good to SLOW DOWN at junctions.

Sued a man I saw was in Amadeus. #palindrome

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Cois claddaigh trathnóna #spéirgorm

France is switching from Microsoft to Linux "We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control."

New blog post on Planning in Galway, and my experiences of how some zoning decisions are taken in the council chamber. open.substack.com/pub/cllralan...

Be tough to boycott the World Cup if we qualify. #COYBIG

It is time to renew the proposal to build the GLUAS light-rail line, Galway West by-election independent candidate Sheila Garrity said this week www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...

Fileata. Poultry in motion

range of motion

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...

www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new... Pláinéad nua EILE aimsithe ag scoláire PhD in @Ollscoil na Gaillimhe @uniofgalway.bsky.social

Not density OR trees. Density AND trees. Better cities are climate action. #UrbanTruth

The Prime Minister of Sweden: "The conclusion for me is quite obvious: We must make Sweden completely nationally independent of gas prices! We must manage our own fossil-free electricity production—both for today's needs and for tomorrow's electrification of cars, trucks, and industries."

Two thoughts occur: 1. Citylink will carry one's unicycle. 2. Do e-unicycles actually exist?

"It's the lack of spontaneity, risk and autonomy they love”

Bheadh fáilte is fiche roimh smaointí (comhairle) mo dhuine ar #cyclechic While not all terrain is mathematically suitable for square wheel bikes, would be curious to hear Derek's thoughts on the cyclechic phenomenon.

Me now that Brent crude oil is up 50%

Merci !

"The only solution is to cut our reliance on fossil fuels" In this piece I spell out how the government is doing the opposite with their support for an LNG ( Liquified Natural Gas) terminal on the Shannon, and cutting public transport, and allowing new data centres to be powered by gas.

Bhí rudaí i bhfad níos fearr nuair a bhí na Glasaigh mar chuid den rialtas.

Rotha Mór an tSaoil. www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

The villain

Bradley Bytes: Galway’s forst Park amd Ride won’t solve congestion www.connachttribune.ie/news/opinion...

Remarkable transformation. Can happen anywhere if there's the political will and courage.

While researching the history of bringing bikes on buses, I just discovered something: in the mid 20th century, buses in Australia and New Zealand had hooks on the front or back for mothers to hang prams off! Bus pram hooks were apparently a unique NZ+Aus phenomenon, found nowhere else in the world.

This could ve big: DfT have a new tool showing how well-connected every 100x100m cell in England and Wales is to work, shops, leisure, health etc, broken down by mode connectivity-tool-lite.dft.gov.uk/app

Martyn Turner

www.rte.ie/news/2026/03... Asked if he had confidence in Mr Starmer, Mr Trump said: "[] if you don't change your energy thing and get away from windmills and go back to oil and gas.” It’s clear in recent years that there has been an out of proportion anti-green narrative both here and Europe-wide.

Man when a cyclist = cyclist. Man when driver = man. Don't ever tell me the media does not dehumanise people who cycle. And it's your job not to follow press releases word-for-word, so don't bother using that as an excuse. It only took a quick email to confirm it was the driver who was arrested.

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. It does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz or any other geopolitical chokepoint.

John FitzGerald: Fuel price spike reinforces need to decarbonise our economy rather than cutting taxes

A reminder to members that our spring Gathering is on the 28th March in Galway. Registration is essentially as spaces are limited. Details in the link. Looking forward to seeing you there! www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cyclin...

The pope weighs in on mathematics www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/math...

Don’t consider myself an advocate, urbanist, activist or part of some fringe group. Just a dad that was tired of their kids losing their childhood independence at the hands of a toxic and normalized car culture Quite sad that wanting kids to walk/bike/roll safely to school is considered radical.

“From climate change to smoking & cancer, this is the story of how doubt has been manufactured. This 10 part series will explore how powerful interests & sharp PR managers engineered doubt about the connection between smoking & cancer & how similar tactics were used to make us doubt climate change.”

You owe it yourself to not be taken in by populist evasions. The inflationary pain ordinary people are about to endure is directly caused by warmongering which we can't control, and a stubborn refusal to transition, which we can control, accelerate, and target.

Bhí mé ar tí dul go Bóthar na trá leis an clann ach las mé an tine 🔥 agus ag breathnú ar @rte.ie 📺 Pst a thugann ticket master dom.

Na cártaí ÁILLE deartha ag Caitríona don imeacht Traitors (Na Sionnaigh) a bhí againn tráthnóna.

First time I’ve seen this detail, a lip where drivers turn into a side road crossing a new cycle lane and raised footpath. Cars slowed right down before turning 👏 Bóthar Stiofáin, galway @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @galwaycycling.bsky.social

As I was made to wait 2.5 minutes to cross a road this morning, let's again do the maths simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...

The people want tar💪 Great progress along Bóthar Stiofáin in Galway. Some really nice design features like bevelled kerbs 🤓 Hope works can be wrapped up soon so that disruption is minimised, unlike other schemes which seem to drag on. @galwaycycling.bsky.social

I think having academically trained theologians is very very important, actually.