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IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jul 9

After using the Capel St chicane barriers, they are worse for people wanting to walk on the shared space. There's pedestrians hopping up and down kerbs or left waiting with scooters/bikes while others are flowing from the other direction. People making wider turns etc and destabilising at barriers

Traffic cones acting as chicane barriers are getting pushed together or knocked down, etc. these ones were fixed five minutes later by a traffic controller, but still left below standard.

People regularly have to wait while it is single file in one direction through the barriers.

People cycling/scooting and illegally using mopeds are talking wide turns to get around the chicane barriers without being destabilised.

While it's single file for all users through the chicane barriers, pedestrians are hopping up and down on kerbs more to get around.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jul 1

Honestly now, I've a lot of questions about DCC's approach to cycle paths, but why use surface treatment rather than red asphalt on a protected cycle path? Irish council are using surface treatment at junctions because there's an issue with the red asphalt used at junction. But this is bizarre:

A screenshot of a photo posted by Dublin City Council to Facebook showing a cycle path with a protected concrete kerb. The last 2 m or so of the cycle path is not asphalt but rather red surface treatment.

Two white lines are shown in the image. The first is a pedestrian crossing line and the second is a stop line. The asphalt stops in advance of the stoplight

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jun 27

Yeah, according to a CSO survey, nationally, 3% of people say they rely on coal for their primary heating source, although 50%v

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jun 26

This is about an Active Travel and Safe Routes to School project that includes retaining two-way traffic. It includes walking and cycling safety improvements, yet he rants about a "UN agenda" and claims he's "worried for my children's safety and freedoms in the near future ..you should be too."

Facebook comment with the following text: I'm disappointed with the attitudes of county councillors across the country let alone graiguecullen. This is a UN agenda. UN policies being forced through by the EU, under Ursula fond of lying and the ECB under a criminal called Christine Lagarde. Ask grok for details on that one.
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This plan will go ahead with minor changes to the details. ALL politicians who express wonderment or surprise and tell you they are listening to your concerns or that they are aware of public concern or they can stop it from going ahead are being disingenuous to say the least.
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Every community - now called settlements- from across the country that object to these plans are ignored by their respective "authorities" after spending hundread of thousands of euro "submitting" to their plans to change small inconsequential parts of it.
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We need to organise opposition to ALL sitting councillors, as none of them are in any position to stop this crazy road crash this country is facing..
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Graiguecullen is a small part of a bigger jigsaw, that paints a very dangerous picture that only reveals its self when the last piece clicks into place.
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I'm worried for my children's safety and freedoms in the near future ..you should be too.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jun 20

If someone cycling here gets doored or hit by a car passing, should @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social take some responsibility? It's so far below modern standards, I don't know how anybody signed off on it. This is a critical safety issue -- remove the car parking or fully remove the cycle lane..

A cycle lane with car parking half over the second lane -- it's designed this way.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jun 16

Sure, but when used as signs, there's a requirement that there's also an explainer plate.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jun 16

In the context shown, what do you think the yellow warning marking means?

A cycle lane in Dublin at a signalled junction with a new yellow warning marking painted on the cycle lane.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Jun 9

Clearly, there's nowhere else they could have possibly parked...

A photo of a tractor parked up on a footpath on a low-traffic and low-parking-demand residential street where the carragway is wide enough for the tractor to be parked on the carragway and still for two cars to go by at the same time.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 28

If you need to advise people to leave your event 90 minutes before their train departs, and the event is around 3km from the train station, there might be an issue with your shuttle bus provision.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 28

One last point, most white kitchen goods and some couches etc are more likely to fit on cargo bikes or bike trailers than into the average car. Or you can hire or borrow a van or hire movers or whatever. Nobody is actually saying cycling can replace all trips.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 27

While there will be a space suitable for events in front of the Bank of Ireland, overall a large percentage of the former carriageway on the included section of Dame St is planned to be green space:

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 22

They have to be joking "....improving the safety of motorists and pedestrians..."?

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 18

Yeah, YouTube and even mildly neutral west-of-Ireland voices...

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 18

Using sections of what would be closed estate streets in Ireland as part of a city's cycle network is the norm in the Netherlands. Be aware of people trying to imply that these should be no-go areas for thought cycling.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 17

Think bigger, darling...

'Inception' pointing guns meme with the first panel showing a character from the film 'Inception' pointing a gun with the text "cycle paths on all main roads", the second panel shows another character without any guns showing saying "you mustn't be afraid to dream a little, darling", and in the third panel he raises his larger gun, with the text "plus filters, traffic calming and car-free streets".

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 13

Some readers say that IrishCycle is great, but it's "preaching to the converted." But most groups focus on informing people within their own group/industries/etc, and IrishCycle's reader base certainly goes beyond "the converted". Even accounting for the spike, this isn't just a narrow reader base:

Cloudflare data shows over 380,000 unique visitors to IrishCycle.com in the last 30 days.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 11

"Nobody cycles in Dublin" ...meanwhile...

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· May 2

My favourite bit was when it was described how, in an official response, the police said motorists are afraid to go down streets where children are playing, partly so their cars don't get damaged...

Section of the transcript:

Responsible, yeah.

I'll quote the, I think we were in touch about this before, Alice, but I'll quote the official ask the police response to the question, can ballgames be legally played on a public road?

Aside from the legal issues, it's not safe for children to play on roads.

This can also cause a nuisance for lots of people in the area who are wary of driving down the street for fear of knocking over a child or getting their cars damaged.

Oh, heaven forbid.

That's an official police response.

Wow.

Yeah.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Apr 27

That's likely a Moby Bike with the localised branding removed?

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Apr 18

I'm told a van driver reversed into this wall... How do they manage these things? Remember, pedestrians, watch out for bicycles!

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 31

The reply I posted, especially for luckers to see:

Tinker A Taylor hi... do you mean that you cannot do these things? That's fair enough. To be clear: Nobody should be telling you to. Even if someone recommends it, you can always use your own judgement of what's best for you.

But let's get this clear -- you're not "all for cycling" as you're trying to present strawman arguments as fact. I'll break them down:

-- There's loads of people who cycle into Dublin City Centre daily or weekly for work and shopping. If you don't feel you can find a secure place for a bike that's fair enough, that's your call.

-- Dublin's winters are generally mild and comparable to Amsterdam where 50% of resident commuters cycle. We're living in 2026, cheap but still light and effective rain gear is pretty advanced compared to even a decade or two ago.

-- Tens of thousands of people cycle in the winter in Dublin without getting pneumonia or getting blown into traffic. In fact, people do so in Nordic countries with harsher winters. And I know of people who Immuno compromised and they cycle rather than getting the bus in winter because buses can be poorly ventilated. Again: Nobody is saying cycling in winter is for everyone.

-- You can go shopping if you want with smaller shops, or with a good city bike with a basket/create and large panniers, or even a large shop with a cargo bike, but again nobody is saying you have to (1) cycle at all, and (2) even if you cycle, it doesn't mean you have to...

...cycle everywhere. Loads of people walk, cycle or take the bus etc to work but use their car for a big weekly shop.

And finally, it's amazing you're replying like this to an image also including a bus, tram, train, and car. Can you please explain why you feel the need to? Is somebody putting pressure on you to cycle?

Of course, if people do choose to cycle, the benefits are really strong, just based on health alone. At the moment the benefits of switching from a car to cycling for just some trips is even stronger than normal.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 31

You have to love Facebook. I post what's in the first image only to get the comment in the second image:

Facebook comment: "Can't cycle into Dublin City..... nowhere to lock your bike and expect it to be there when you return. Can't cycle in Winter unless you want to get pneumonia or get blown into oncoming traffic by the wind. Can't go shopping for a family of four on your bike. I'm all for cycling but there has to be honesty regarding its limitations."

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 24

The case against making your cycle paths too wide? 🙃 Sure, where were the cyclists anyway? 😉

Two cars cross over a bridge on the Netherlands' busiest cycle path -- two children jokingly run in front of the first slow-moving car as an adult with them walks around. Cyclists in the background are waiting to cross to the bridge.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 22

Are the issues with greenways and farms exaggerated?

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 9

And a September 2023 article covering his annoyance at traffic plans and where it's clear that he knew cycling would be allowed on Capel Street: irishcycle.com/2023/09/13/t...

Screenshot from article:

Cllr Mannix Flynn (independent) — who is a serial objector to street changes which impact on cars, including taking the council to court over the Strand Road cycle route — said that the presentation on the plan had little mention of pedestrians, and instead, it was focused on cycling and buses. This is not true, O’Brien had repeatedly mentioned walking or pedestrians and shown images of extra public space.

He also claimed that Capel Street as it currently stands is “very confusing” and does not like cycling being allowed on the street.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 5

A non-statutory public consultation on the 'preferred route corridor' for the proposed Rosslare Strand to Rosslare Harbour… https://irishcycle.com/2026/03/05/public-asked-for-views-on-rosslare-strand-to-rosslare-harbour-greenway-preferred-corridor/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 4

-- Minister for Transport commits to MetroLink construction starting in Q4 2027. https://irishcycle.com/2026/03/04/output-of-congestion-busting-strategy-watered-down-to-general-legal-review/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 4

Me thinking while reading the action plan on Sustainable Mobility: "Action 71 has a 2030 deadline for a new DMURS? That's a very slow timeline for something that was to be reviewed already? How much of it is because it's some of the same people in charge of many of these policies?" ...and then...

Action: Carry out a review of the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS). Lead bodies: Departments of Transport and Housing. Other bodies NTA, TII. Deadline: 2030. Outcome: Updated DMURS published. Interm outcomes: Q3 2026 – Advice note on road space reallocation published. Q2 2027 – Publication of Strategic Report with
recommendations envisaged under Action 22.1 of the National Human
Rights Strategy for Disabled People: First Programme of Action
2025-2026. 2028 – Complete public consultation process.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Mar 4

The contra-flow cycle path on Nassau Street has been widened for a few months now, getting it ready to be a two-way cycle path. Was there a demonstrable need for these bollards?

A photo of the soon-to-be two-way cycle path on Nassau Street. Two or three plastic bollards are at the cycle track at each junction. There are people walking, cycling and scooting in the distance; there is also traffic in the distance.

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle· Feb 28

"Utopian unworkable scheme” -- Marie Murphy "Leave well alone” - Geraldine O Neill “More room for tents in the city” - Matt Mullen "...It rains about 230 days a year Stupid Paddy’s” -- Stephen Luco The objectors have spoken... have you had your say?