Last week Trinity College Dublin hosted the Cycling and Society Annual Conference – the first time the event had been held outside of Britain. In this article, the National Cycling Coordinator of Cyclist.ie and An Taisce, Dr. Damien Ó Tuama, offers some reflections on the conference while drawing on the inputs of some of the delegates from Cyclist.ie member groups who participated. Cycling and Society … Continue reading 2023 Cycling & Society Conference – Cyclist.ie Report
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Cyclist.ie and Dublin Cycling Campaign have really enjoyed being part of the Global Green Area of Electric Picnic every year that the festival ran since 2009. In this article Conor Fahy reflects on EP 2023 and his experiences at the Bicycle Space. Cyclist.ie wishes to thank Conor and also Donna Cooney and all of the team who represented us so well in Stradbally this year! … Continue reading Cyclist.ie at Electric Picnic 2023
Cyclist.ie is part of an incredibly exciting European Commission funded Erasmus+ project with themes of cycling promotion, social inclusion, intergenerational relationships and climate action – as we announced back in October 2022 after receiving the news of our application’s success. Cyclist.ie has already taken part in two successful “Learning, Teaching and Training” (LTT) trips with the other project partners so far in 2023, with stories … Continue reading Erasmus+ trip to Portugal – Seeking Cyclist.ie Ambassadors
Just a month after the inaugural Erasmus+ gathering in Corella on the Generations Pedaling for Inclusion and Climate Action project, the second “Learning, Teaching and Training” gathering took place from 22 to 27 June 2023. It was hosted by Newtown School in Waterford city, with Karen Keogh from their teaching staff curating a diverse and brilliantly organised programme of activities. In this article, four members … Continue reading Erasmus Trip to Waterford, 2023
Bike Week was, once again, another action-packed week of events for ICC. Our local groups organised a wonderful array of events for all ages and abilities countrywide. A credit to everyone involved for all of their brilliant volunteering work in running events. Below is just a sample of some of the events that ICC’s groups ran over the course of the week in May. Ideally … Continue reading Bike Week 2023 – Cyclist.ie Highlights
Cillian O Boyle, Business Development Manager with Cycling Solutions Ireland, recently returned from Leipzig in Germany after attending the Velo-city conference. In his report below, he shares his experiences with Cyclist.ie of the latest edition of ECF’s Velo-city conference. As always, we encourage supporters of Cyclist.ie’s work to join up or make a donation so as to enable us to ramp up our cycling advocacy programme. … Continue reading Velo-city 2023 Leipzig – Report from Cycling Solutions Ireland
Press Release – For Immediate Use Dáil / Oireachtas Politicians Get on Their Bikes for National Bike Week National Bike Week EventDate: Tuesday 16th MayTime: 1pm Location: Front Gate / Kildare Street side of Leinster House, and along the cycle route National Bike Week is well under way, with hundreds of events taking place all across the country between Saturday 13th May and Sunday 21st … Continue reading Politicians Get on Their Bikes for National Bike Week
Cyclist.ie now has 35 member groups and our network of volunteers is growing rapidly. For many years, our groups have participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in our cities, towns and smaller villages. This goes way back to the mid/late 1990s when Dublin Cycling Campaign first took to the streets in Dublin’s parade. In this article, we give a little flavour of how our … Continue reading Cyclist.ie Countrywide Presence in St. Patrick’s Day Parade