phil wright (he/him)
@ukwrightphil
Rugby. Music. Wine (Guinness when at the rugby). Dominoes. Cycling. News (cos I'm nosey and like to know what's going on in the world). Opinions my own.
Last week we enjoyed a trip through the Liberties. This Friday we’re back to the centre of Dublin with #IBIKEBop to a soundtrack of summer tunes. What better way to start the Bank Holiday weekend? 🗓️31 July 2026 🕕6 PM 📍Parnell Sq N @ibikedublin.bsky.social #CriticalMass #CriticalMassDub
#IBIKEBop rolls through #Dublin this Friday to the top tunes of the summer 🗓️31 Jul 26 🕕6PM 📍Parnell Sq N @ibikedublin.bsky.social #CriticalMass #CriticalMasDub
#IBIKEBop visits #thelibertiesfestival this Friday An hour of family friendly music filled joy! Grab a bike and bring a friend or two! 🗓️24 Jul 2026 🕖7PM 📍Iveagh Mkt, Francis St 🪩🪩🎵🎵🚲🚲🥳🎉 #CriticalMass @ibikedublin.bsky.social #cycling
Given the number of brave bollards that die in the line of duty along cycle tracks, when drivers just have to go straight… I’m not sure a chicane is a good idea - far too advanced?!?!
Join @ibikedublin.bsky.social for a special #IBIKEBop around the Liberties as part of #TheLibertiesFestival 🗓️24 Jul 26 🕖7PM 📍Iveagh Mkt, Francis St Grab a bikeshare: @bleeperactive.bsky.social, #Moby, @dublinbikes.bsky.social #CriticalMass
Join @ibikedublin.bsky.social for an extra special music filled cycle during #thelibertiesfestival 🗓️24 Jul 2026 🕖7PM 📍Iveagh Market, Francis St #CriticalMass #IBIKEBop #BikeDisco
Are drivers this bad cos Pearse St @garda.ie won’t prosecute Traffic Watch reports? He blasted his horn not to warn but to intimidate. Was eating a bag of chips. Had a car full of kids. Was in a Bus lane… In such a hurry but had time to argue. Passed at the traffic lights on the bridge!
@dubcitycouncil.bsky.social need to give their head a wobble if they believe the slalom provides ‘little impediment to a cyclist travelling at a normal speed’. They’ve designed in conflict… It seems an engineering solution has been prioritised over enforcement when BSOs are an issue?!?
#goaheadireland #NTA professional driver showing us how it’s done @garda.ie (As well as a sprinkling of others!!) We’re expected to stop on AMBER 0652h 25 Jun 2026 Naas Rd x Long Mile Rd, Dublin
It’s a special #PRIDE Eve #IBIKEBop with @ibikedublin.bsky.social this month 🗓️26 June 2026 🕕6PM 📍Parnell Sq N If you’re visiting #Dublin why not grab a bikeshare @bleeperactive.bsky.social #MOBY @dublinbikes.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 🪩🎵🕺💃🚲🪩🎵🚲 #CriticalMass
Call the police! Prices in Istanbul Airport #IST may be worse than Temple Bar No wonder they want you there 3 hours early! @turkishairhelp.bsky.social
#IBIKEBop is Dublin’s #CriticalMass on the last Friday of the month A family friendly & music filled cycle 🕕6PM 📍Parnell Sq N rolls leisurely through the streets of Dublin Great tunes and weather guaranteed The next one rolls on 🗓️26 June 2026 with a Pride inspired playlist 🪩💃🚲🎵🕺🪩 @ibike.ie
Not a good look for @garda.ie Needlessly parked on the pavement yet drivers still need to move into lane 2 maps.app.goo.gl/9DUK6gbbut4B...
@garda.ie have a woeful track record for prosecuting Dangerous Overtaking of a Cyclist (2019) Approx 24/year They skilfully use aggravating factors to mitigate actions of dangerous drivers
Who audits actual cycle lanes sweeping v planned? Some of @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social lanes are more like gravel tracks posing a puncture and skid risk - simply unfit for use This one at Parkgate St is appalling @pidgeondublin.bsky.social @janetphorner.bsky.social @feljin.ie
An unintended consequence of adding bollards following a collision involving a LUAS & a car entering the tram lane to overtake a bus at this bus stop is that it makes Naas Rd even more hostile to anyone brave enough to cycle @irishcycle.com @dublincycling.bsky.social @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social
What an amazing #IBIKEBop last night with @ibike.ie ☀️Great weather 🎹Cracking music 🚲Excellent company 💃Lively streets Thanks to everyone who made it a special night Look out for details for next week’s extra special ‘Song Cycle’ on 1 May! #CriticalMass #CriticalMassDub #FreeTheCycleLanes
24 prosecutions per year for Dangerous Overtaking of a Cyclist (2019) Not very many is it? In my experience @garda.ie are hostile and proactively block investigating Traffic Watch reports Half of DMR don’t routinely investigate TW reports
You have to laugh (or cry) at the attempt to celebrate an inaccessible Greenway ‘To mark the recent completion of this inaccessible and inequitable infrastructure project we’re having to exclude children and anyone riding anything other than a standard cycle’
WI sound like a kid pretending they’ve done their homework when really they haven’t & are bluffing with lie after lie in order to save face - achieving the exact opposite! They go on to say, ‘we have accessibility plans and will implement them unless it means the pub can’t have its tables’
The lighter nights are approaching Join us on Friday for #IBIKEBop with @ibike.ie Great music Excellent company 🗓️27 March 2026 🕕6PM 📍Parnell Sq N #CriticalMass #CriticalMassDub
This at Kylemore Rd Dublin too… forcing people to choose something like Naas Rd rather than the canal for a commute
First ride in @opwireland.bsky.social Phoenix Park in a while Speeding still a ubiquitous issue. Only 2 cars overtook at or below 30kph of their free will. @darraghobrientd.bsky.social
3Es are needed for road safety (Re)Engineering takes time Enforcement is key and has an effect to educate and deter others Education is important, but how much of the impunity drivers feel is due to low knowledge vs zero enforcement?AGS/RSA will soon start the next holiday pleading campaign…