5 July 2021 There is a noticeable stubbornness in Irish transport policy concerning the reduction of emissions – a reliance on electric cars to solve the problem surrounding Ireland’s second most polluting sector. Already there exists incentives for purchasing electric cars, such as electric vehicle and charging point grants and Read more…
November 20th, 2019 Failure to provide adequate infrastructure and ensure road safety means that cycling in the capital is the “preserve of the brave and the foolhardy”, the transport committee heard today. Speaking before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport this morning, Ciarán Ferrie of I BIKE Dublin said that Read more…
April 16th, 2019 Several prominent Irish medical groups have called on the State to make the promotion of physical activity an integral part of climate policy. In an open letter sent to the Taoiseach last week, the Irish Heart Foundation, the Irish Cancer Society, Diabetes Ireland, Irish Doctors for the Read more…
March 25th, 2019 All current transport programmes should be “immediately revised” to ensure that twice as much spending goes toward public transport as road infrastructure, the Green Party has said. The Greens want the policy move included in the much-awaited report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action to Read more…
September 26th, 2017 New figures from Dublin City Council reveal that the number of cyclists travelling around the city centre had grown to over 95,000 in the past six years. Burgh Quay, D’Olier Street, Aston Quay, Dame Street, George’s Street, Eden Quay and O’Connell Street were named as the busiest Read more…
June 9th, 2017 A new initiative from the Department of Climate Action encouraging children to walk the final leg of their journey to school is deeply flawed, a leading active transport expert has said. The ‘Stop & Stroll’ walking initiative was launched by Minister Denis Naughten, TD on Monday to Read more…