Last Thursday, 10 April 2025, Irish Cycling Campaign attended the Shared Island Forum in St. Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle. We were invited along as an awardee of the Shared Island Civic Society Fund 2024, and as the national advocacy organisation for cycling in Ireland. Flying the ICC flag on the day was Dr. Damien Ó Tuama, our National Cycling Coordinator. Taoiseach Micheál Martin was … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign at the 2025 Shared Island Forum
For Immediate Release Cycling Must Be at the Heart of Climate Action Plan 2025 As the Climate Action Plan 2025 (CAP25) is set to go to Cabinet today, the Irish Cycling Campaign is calling on government to clearly back cycling as a core climate solution – and to protect the funding and delivery needed to make it work. Transport remains Ireland’s fastest-growing source of carbon emissions. … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE — Cycling Must Be at the Heart of Climate Action Plan 2025
On Tuesday 8th April 2025, Irish Cycling Campaign members Cllr. Donna Cooney, Colm Ryder and Miren-Maialen Samper joined Irish Doctors for the Environment to highlight the real and current dangers of climate change. The campaigners converged on Granby Row, just off Parnell Square, at the newly unveiled billboard which reads “we have to kill fossil fuels before they kill us”. The aim of the billboard, … Continue reading We have to kill fossil fuels before they kill us
The Irish Cycling Campaign is deeply saddened by the heartbreaking news from Galway, where a 6 year old girl lost her life following a road traffic incident while cycling. Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with her family, friends, and all those affected by this devastating loss. No parent should ever have to endure such grief. No child should ever be unsafe on our roads … Continue reading Tragedy in Galway: A Call for Safer Streets for Everyone
Last week’s Active Travel and Greenways Conference in Limerick brought together a broad range of stakeholders – Local Authority staff, Active Travel teams, the National Transport Authority (NTA), Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Fáilte Ireland and more – to discuss Ireland’s evolving cycling and walking infrastructure. Irish Cycling Campaign was there, represented by the Chairperson of our Executive Committee, Dave Tobin. The event, held in the … Continue reading Collaboration and Progress at the 2025 Active Travel & Greenways Conference
Earlier today (Wed 02 April 2025), representatives from the Irish Cycling Campaign (ICC) met with Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, to discuss priorities for cycling and walking in Ireland. ICC’s team comprised Neasa Bheilbigh, Dave Tobin and Damien Ó Tuama. The discussions focused on the importance of stable, multi-annual funding for active travel projects, strengthening delivery structures, aligning Road Safety Authority (RSA) reforms with cycling … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign Meets Minister O’Brien to Advance Cycling and Walking Priorities
The Irish Cycling Campaign’s National Meeting, held on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at the Citizen Innovation Lab in Limerick City, brought together cycling advocates, policy experts, and local representatives from across the country. The event underscored Limerick’s emergence as a leader in sustainable transport and showcased the city’s commitment to high-quality cycling infrastructure. Neasa Bheilbigh, Chair of the Irish Cycling Campaign with Senator Maria Byrne … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign National Meeting in Limerick: A Resounding Success
Irish Cycling Campaign is thrilled to announce its participation in a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade organised Shared Island Civic Society Fund initiative. The project is entitled “Cycling across borders – exchanging know-how between cycling advocacy organisations, North and South“, and it involves a close collaboration with Cycling UK Northern Ireland. Over the course of the project, we will be working alongside many community … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign – 2025 Shared Island Civic Society Funded Project