For the first time in our history, Irish Cycling Campaign formally took part in National Biodiversity Week. The week itself is organised by the Irish Environmental Network (IEN), with their funding for it coming from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). We received a lovely positive response from our Local Groups when we contacted everyone back in February about the idea of running biodiversity … Continue reading Bikes & Biodiversity Events 2024 – Report
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The Irish Cycling Campaign was delighted to be invited to the excellent National Sustainable Mobility Forum that was held in Portlaoise on 23 May 2024. Even better, our Chairperson Neasa Bheilbigh was invited to address the audience of 200+ delegates as part of the panel on “Community Action on Sustainable Mobility”. The National Sustainable Mobility Forum is an annual event which aims to engage with … Continue reading National Sustainable Mobility Forum – Portlaoise, 23 May 2024 – Report
The Limerick Greenway, also known as the Great Southern Trail Greenway has been open now for a few years, and the route now extends to Listowel, Kerry, since October 2022. A previous post, commemorates the long years of campaigning that it took to bring this project to fruition. This is a more personal account of the Kerry Section only, from Abbeyfeale to Listowel, which we … Continue reading Limerick Greenway – Kerry Section
We had a super turnout of supporters of cycling from the Dáil, Seanad and beyond at the annual Oireachtas spin. It’s almost become a tradition now for Oireachtas members to ride around Dublin to celebrate Bike Week and the joys of cycling. It’s a great way for us to catch up with Oireachtas members who appreciate how good cycling is for mental and physical health, … Continue reading Oireachtas All-Party Cycling Group Bike Week Cycle
Cyclists are at their most vulnerable at junctions — the location of one in four of all cycling fatalities. Can changes to traffic movements help make cycling safer? In 2011 the Dublin Cycling Campaign highlighted what it considered to be the most dangerous junctions in Dublin. These were places where cyclists were left unprotected from vehicles and particularly vulnerable to collision with cars, buses or … Continue reading Will new road designs protect people at junctions?
Irish Cycling Campaign recently hosted a special online session about measuring active travel, engaging your communities and influencing policymakers. Our special guest speaker was Community Manager Robert McIntosh from Telraam, who provided an overview of what their devices do and how you can get started. Irish Cycling Campaign’s Dave Anderson spoke about the experiences of his local group, Navan Cycling Initiative, in using Telraam, the supports … Continue reading Measuring Active Travel with Telraam – Irish Cycling Campaign webinar
In this article, we look back on 2023 through the frame of our 2021-26 Strategy (with our six strategic aims shown below) and consider how much progress we have made. In particular, we highlight where Irish Cycling Campaign / our Local Groups are making a real impact on the mobility culture of Ireland. Note, however, that this article only scrapes the surface of all of … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign – Reflecting on our Campaigning in 2023
Irish Cycling Campaign is delighted to see so many of our Local Groups organising events for Bike Week 2024 in every corner of the country. In this article, we list some of the main events that groups are running – while noting that it is not exhaustive! You can read about further events on the official Bike Week site here: https://www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek/ We encourage everyone to … Continue reading Bike Week 2024 – Irish Cycling Campaign