Irish Cycling Campaign unveils the Strong, Mediocre and Weak Parties in Active Travel as per the Manifestos for General Election 2024 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MON 25 NOV 2024 In the lead up to Friday’s election, Irish Cycling Campaign has evaluated the manifestos of the main political parties against their priorities for cycling. The Campaign is calling for increased investment in cycling, … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign unveils the Strong, Mediocre and Weak Parties in Active Travel as per the #GE2024 Manifestos
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Press Release – 20 August 2024 Irish Cycling Campaign Condemns RSA’s “Lose Your Licence, Lose Your Independence” Campaign for Insensitive Messaging and Misguided Focus The Irish Cycling Campaign today voiced its deep concerns over the Road Safety Authority of Ireland’s (RSA) recent “Lose Your Licence, Lose Your Independence” campaign. The campaign, which aims to highlight the consequences of dangerous driving, has been criticised for its … Continue reading Irish Cycling Campaign Condemns RSA’s “Lose Your Licence, Lose Your Independence” Campaign
Kilkenny, Ireland – a city renowned for its medieval charm and its burgeoning cycling community. Cycle Kilkenny, a group dedicated to promoting everyday cycling in the city, are now part of the Irish Cycling Campaign. Volunteer Dave Anderson from the Irish Cycling Campaign recently visited Kilkenny to meet the group, to share experiences organising local groups.
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?
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
The Irish Cycling Campaign’s initiative to prohibit or reduce fossil fuel advertising has moved forward a significant step with today’s Earth Day promotion by Paul Murphy TD of his Bill. Deputy Murphy’s Bill was initially published last month. It seeks to prohibit the advertising of any fossil fuels, and any land vehicle or aircraft using fossil fuel. The way our transport system is skewed towards … Continue reading Our ‘Ban Car Ads’ Initiative Moves Forward
Cyclist.ie is delighted to announce a collaboration with Cycle Friendly Employer Ireland. CFEI is the only official provider of the EU-standard Cycle-Friendly Employer programme in Ireland. Developed by the European Cyclists’ Federation, the programme is aimed at getting more people on bikes and cycling to work. Together, Cyclist.ie and CFEI support the development of more cycle-friendly routes nationwide and more funding opportunities for cycling. Cyclist.ie … Continue reading Cyclist.ie and Cycle Friendly Employer Ireland Forge an Alliance