After criticisms of delays, council confirms new section of South East Greenway to open Billed as connecting the Norman Town of New Ross to the Viking city of Waterford, the latest section of the along-awaited South East Greenway is due to open this month. The 7km section from Waterford City to Curraghmore has been "substantially complete for the last 12 months", but is awaiting the construction of car parks on both ends, and other elements.

After criticisms of delays, council confirms new section of South East Greenway to open

Billed as connecting the Norman Town of New Ross to the Viking city of Waterford, the latest section of the along-awaited South East Greenway is due to open this month. The 7km section from Waterford City to…

Fuel prices are going up again. A quick thread on the wonders of e-bikes

Leitrim Cycling Festival is back from the 8-10 May.
Always a brilliant weekend with an action packed itinerary again this year.

It's a fab festival for families too.

Bígí ann!

More info & booking @ leitrimcyclingfestival.com

Dublin rush-hour commute by bike, car and bus: Bike wins RTÉ News has undertaken a very non-scientific methodology to see how three different modes of transport fared during Dublin's rush-hour.

An unsurprising outcome for any of us who regularly move around on two wheels, but a worthwhile experiment. With petrol and diesel increasing in price every day, it's a good time to try out your local bike share scheme, or dust off that bike gathering cobwebs in the shed!

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Irish Cycling Campaign Spring Gathering 2026 Irish Cycling Campaign Spring Gathering 2026Saturday 28th March 2026Bonham Quay, Galway We are delighted to invite our members to Irish Cycling Campaign’s Spring Gathering (mini conference / think-in)...

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!

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Build it and they will come and they'll want more. Safe, segregated cycling and pedestrian infrastructure improves safety and experience for all road users.

87% also said they wanted enforcement on illegal footpath parking: something that endangers pedestrians, removes accessibility & sightlines.

Footpath parking is illegal and it's a blight on our towns. It reduces accessibility, visibility, and causes a serious hazard on our roads.

This video shows why it is so important that we respect the footpaths and highlights the need for more robust enforcement by local councils and the Gardaí.

Dutch Cycling Study Tours, 2026: There’s nothing like seeing it in person — We can tailor study tours to your group’s requirements.— For an information pack, please contact: Cian Ginty at cian.ginty@gmail.com Your local authority, company or organisation now has the chance to gain immersive, expert insight into a cycling culture in which nearly everybody cycles to get from A to B. Dutch Cycling Study Tours offer real-world experience, expert knowledge, and shared experience that cannot be rivalled by training in Ireland.

Dutch Cycling Study Tours, 2026: There’s nothing like seeing it in person

— We can tailor study tours to your group’s requirements.— For an information pack, please contact: Cian Ginty at cian.ginty@gmail.com Your local authority, company or organisation now has the chance to gain immersive,…

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

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

Thanks!

Scramblers already illegal on public roads, Department confirms after misleading media coverage — Charges to release a seized scrambler are to be increased.– Extended ban to make any use of scramble in parks and car parks illegal. — “It must be emphasised that using th…

Scramblers already illegal on public roads, Department confirms after misleading media coverage irishcycle.com/2026/02/03/s...

Many rail users in the south-east travel to and from train stations using both bike share schemes & their own bikes.

Government should be encouraging people to travel using public transport and active travel as opposed to discouraging them doing so with unscientific, knee-jerk legislation.

Why Mandatory Helmet and Hi-Vis Laws are not the Answer to Road Danger Issues Irish Cycling Campaign is the member for Ireland of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), and we support the ECF’s position on reducing road danger and their position on helmets. In summary, it is ...

Today we wrote to Minister O'Brien outlining our opposition to the mandatory helmet and hi-vis proposals.

We'd encourage our members to email their local TDs to outline their views. @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social have outlined the research below:

www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/why-mandator...

Many thanks 🙏

Why Mandatory Helmet and Hi-Vis Laws are not the Answer to Road Danger Issues Irish Cycling Campaign is the member for Ireland of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), and we support the ECF’s position on reducing road danger and their position on helmets. In summary, it is ...

Why Mandatory Helmet and Hi-Vis Laws are not the Answer to Road Danger Issues

www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/why-mandator...

All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms — Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…

@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
is there anything in the pipeline if mandatory high viz & helmets gets flung into the current mix?
irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...

The Irish Cycling Campaign will be appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport today.
The focus today is on Road Safety.
We look forward to discussing the importance of a public health-led, safe systems approach to road danger reduction.
#VisionZero #Love30

This is incredibly disappointing and will surely threaten the success of the Bolt e-bike and e-scooter scheme in #Wexford. This will only serve to discourage people from cycling.

Car brain government = car brain policies without any basis in research or evidence.

Yellow text on black background wear what you want ride what you want - that’s all there is to it

There can be some gatekeeping in the cycling community so just remember that when it comes to biking there are only two rules: Wear what you want. Ride what you want and don't let anyone tell you differently

@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

We often hear comments of the Newtown Rd not being heavily used by bicycle riders..

🤔Imagine if the council created a road that began and finished at either side of a field, how many drivers would use it? 🤔

Once it is added to & joined up, then we’ll see..

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Judge's comments show bias against cyclists is 'deeply embedded' in Irish society There are five actions we can take to save lives on our roads, if we choose to implement them

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.

Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland -- Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without a helmet and high-vis on public roads in Ireland. It has already been reported by other media outlets that the Department of Transport was looking at compulsory helmets and high-vis for e-scooter users, but confirmation that the legal review also included bicycle users was outlined in an answer to a parliamentary question in recent days.

Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland

-- Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without a helmet and…

An image of a sign showing free to use bike locks in a pub.

Sitting in the pub/café in the train station in Chester on the Welsh-English border and they have free bike locks for your bike while you eat/wait/travel. A great idea to encourage multi-modal travel. Something for our friends in @seontrack.bsky.social might be interested in too! #bike #train

Same list as previous email with two additions as per post

Updated with additional signatories @antaisce.bsky.social and @wexbug.bsky.social

We echo this sentiment. The RSA badly needs reform. Not only are lives being lost but people are also suffering from life changing injuries at unacceptably high rates due to the lack of action on road safety. We also call on @darraghobrientd.bsky.social to enact the promised reform.

Sean Canney: Minister of State for U-turns on road safety? Comment & Analysis: As road deaths in 2025 have already surpassed the number of people killed on our roads in 2024, Sean Canney, the independent TD, and, it seems, Minister for State with respo…

Sean Canney: Minister of State for U-turns on road safety? irishcycle.com/2025/12/17/s...

Shameless Garda PR blitz links road deaths to visibility issues in cases where there is no link Comment & Analysis: Sadly, I have to start this article by saying, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this article says 'don't be visible'. Lights are a legal requirement, and it'd be a good start if the Gardai enforced them, and people walking should take steps to be visible on unlit roads. I get it, nobody likes it when people are walking on unlit roads in the dark without lights and wearing dark clothing, and it's annoying when some cyclists think they are ninjas.

Shameless Garda PR blitz links road deaths to visibility issues in cases where there is no link

Comment & Analysis: Sadly, I have to start this article by saying, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this article says 'don't be visible'. Lights are a legal requirement, and it'd be a good start…

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Electric Brompton?