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…
November 8th, 2019 Cycling advocacy campaigners are set to hold their fourth and final protest this evening to highlight the State’s lack of concern for the safety of Dublin city’s eco-commuters. The week-long protest, organised by advocacy group I Bike Dublin, was prompted by a fatal crash that killed a Read more…
July 28th, 2018 An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission for a cycling and walking route between Baldoyle to Portmarnock in Co Dublin has been welcomed by politicians and cycling campaigners. The route composed of just under two kilometres of pedestrian and cycle routes will run alongside the new Read more…
July 10th, 2018 The Irish capital has seen a positive change in commuter behaviour in recent years away from the internal combustion engine to more active modes of transport, namely cycling. The latest figures show that the number of people cycling to work in Dublin saw a sharp rise of Read more…
July 10, 2018 Over 300 citizens joined cycling campaign groups in the capital on Sunday to demand urgent action from Government to build the long-promised Liffey Cycle Route. The organiser of the mass cycle, Dublin Cycle Campaign, said that the Liffey Cycle Route is crucial to make everyday travelling easier Read more…
June 7th, 2018 National Bike Week is racing towards us and will see hundreds of cycling related events take place across Ireland over the next ten days. The week – which runs from 9-17 June – aims to bring bike enthusiasts together and to inspire people of all ages to Read more…
November 21st, 2017 Ireland’s leading cycling organisations have blamed Government inaction for a rise in the number of cyclist deaths this year after two more riders died on Irish roads this month. The two deaths bring the total number of people who have lost their lives while cycling this year 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…
November 10, 2016 Dublin Bikes will soon be expanding to the suburbs of Dublin. New bike stations will be constructed in Dublin suburbs such as Finglas, Ballymun, Ballyfermot and Terenure. This represents a significant achievement in the expansion of the Dublin Bikes scheme which will pave the way for users to Read more…
September 28th, 2016 Less than one per cent of all transport funding goes towards cycling. Next Monday hundreds of cyclists will take to the streets of Dublin to demand more money goes towards making cycling easier and safer. The protest will take place on Monday 3rd October, meeting at 5.30 pm Read more…