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ESB Bleeper eBikes Roll into Fingal Locations

By Ryan Harmon 27 September 2022

The pilot programme, ESB Bleeper eBikes, came into operation across Fingal in mid-August and will run for a ten-month period. With 3 Fingal charging stations located in Swords, Malahide and Howth, these ESB eBikes add another convenient option for people choosing Active Travel to get where they’re going.   Bleeper will maintain and operate the […]

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Gold Cycle-Friendly Award for Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

By Ryan Harmon 26 September 2022

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has been awarded a gold Cycle-Friendly Employer award for its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by supporting and encouraging employees to cycle to work. The department has put significant work into upgrading its existing cycling facilities and promoting cycling awareness and safety among its employees. Jill

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Limerick’s First School Street Launched As Part of Safe Routes to School Programme

By Ryan Harmon 23 September 2022

Children who cycle, walk or wheel to An Mhodhscoil in Limerick can now do so in a much safer environment following the completion of Limerick’s first ‘School Street’. The ‘School Street’ has been implemented on Roden Street and is designed to remove vehicle traffic from the area directly outside the school gates at the crucial […]

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Dublin’s First Bike Disco Coming to the Phoenix Park

By Ryan Harmon 20 September 2022

Dublin City Council, in collaboration with Fingal County Council, the Office of Public Works, and Dublin Cycling Campaign, is delighted to announce the city’s first Bike Disco at the Phoenix Park. This family-friendly 5km cycle will take place at 8pm on Friday the 23rd of September and will leave from the Phoenix Roundabout at Chesterfield […]

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NOW Dublinbikes Celebrate World Car Free Day with Free 1 Day Ticket

By Ryan Harmon 16 September 2022

Dublin City Council, NOW and JCDecaux announce that NOW dublinbikes 1 day tickets will be free to customers on Thursday, 22nd September, to celebrate World Car Free Day. To avail of the free 1 day ticket offer new customers can sign up to the scheme via the NOW dublinbikes app, choose the one day ticket […]

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Trinity to Study New E-Bike Pilot Launched in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 12 September 2022

State-owned energy company ESB has launched an e-bike pilot programme across multiple Dublin suburbs. Over the next 10 months, 112 e-bikes and 14 charging stations will be available for use in some of Dublin’s busiest commuter locations across South County Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal. The e-bike pilot project has been launched in conjunction with […]

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Dublin City Council Launches First Community Mobility Charging Hub

By Ryan Harmon 9 September 2022

Dublin City Council has launched its first ever Community Mobility Charging Hub, bringing to life the Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy.  As part of this pilot project, local people in the Finglas area will have access to:  Two EV chargers with Four charging spaces; 1 No. AC charger (nominally 22KW), with 2 charging spaces. 1 […]

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Taking the Lead on Two Wheels

By Ryan Harmon 5 September 2022

There is a saying “you take action based on where you want to be, not based on where you are.” The Department of Transport and National Transport Authority have taken the lead in supporting their employees with a European Standard of Cycle Friendly Workplace and achieved a gold standard accreditation. In addition to attracting and […]

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DART+ West Railway Order to Bring DART to Maynooth

By Ryan Harmon 9 August 2022

The application for a Railway Order for DART+ West is set to be lodged later this week, Iarnród Éireann has said. The application will seek permission to extend the electrified DART network from Connolly/Spencer Dock area to west of Maynooth, Co Kildare and to M3 Parkway, Co. Meath. It is set to be the first major Railway Order application […]

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Limerick Active Travel Launches Virtual Public Consultation Room for Proposed Limerick City Greenway

By Ryan Harmon 8 August 2022

A virtual public consultation room on the proposed Limerick City Greenway has gone live and offers the public an opportunity to view and comment on the proposed designs. The virtual room will guide people through the proposals for a new fully accessible 6.8km long greenway between the UL Boat Club and Annacotty village and locations […]

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Daily Shuttle Bus Service Opens for Limerick Greenway Users

By Ryan Harmon 27 July 2022

Limerick Greenway users can now access shuttle bus services seven days a week, adding to the first-class network of visitor facilities already in place along the 40km scenic off-road walking and cycling route. There are several bike hire companies in operation along the route and the daily shuttle bus is available to all Greenway users. […]

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NTA Achieves Gold Cycle-Friendly Employer Accreditation

By Ryan Harmon 22 July 2022

Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) is the latest employer to secure gold cycle-friendly employer accreditation in recognition of the organisation’s commitment to cycling initiatives and facilities for employees. In achieving its gold cycle-friendly status, the NTA joins a community of European and Irish employers who are using cycling to improve staff well-being

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Launch of Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 22 July 2022

The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, announced a suite of grants and initiatives which will make it easier for people and businesses to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) during the launch of Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland. The new dedicated Office will oversee Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles. In total, Minister Ryan […]

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Clontarf to City Centre Project Enters Next Phase of Construction

By Ryan Harmon 19 July 2022

Dublin City Council (DCC) would like to announce that it is entering the next phase of the Clontarf to City Centre (C2CC) Project, which will provide segregated cycling facilities and bus priority infrastructure along a 2.7 km route from Clontarf to Amiens Street. Once completed, the project will deliver a route optimised for faster bus […]

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CSO Publish Sustainable Mobility and Transport 2021 Report

By Ryan Harmon 15 July 2022

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the second of four publications, called Sustainable Mobility and Transport, on the results of the National Travel Survey which was carried out in 2021. The detail in this publication is a subset of the broader data collected. The publication focusses on sustainable mobility such as walking and cycling […]

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Bus Éireann and Grow Mental Health Launch Reverse Vending Machines

By Ryan Harmon 12 July 2022

Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, is encouraging customers in Dublin and Letterkenny to return their plastic bottles and aluminium drinks cans to reverse vending machines in its bus stations. Between the two stations there is an expected footfall of over 3m passengers a year that will be able to avail of the reverse vending […]

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Loop Head Lighthouse Shines A Light On A New Experience

By Ryan Harmon 8 July 2022

Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience swung open its doors to visitors for the first time since 2019 and following a significant upgrade of the historic and popular West Clare visitor attraction. Located at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary with its origins dating back to the 1670s, the lighthouse was first opened to visitors in […]

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Waterford City Bikeshare Scheme Launched

By Ryan Harmon 7 July 2022

Newly elected Mayor of Waterford City and County, Councillor John O’Leary officially launched the new Transport for Ireland (TFI) Waterford City Bikeshare Scheme at Arundel Square in the City. TFI Bikes is a self-service bike rental service, with stations conveniently located throughout Waterford City, making it easy to get around, whether it’s for commuting to work,

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Minister Ryan Announces Transformative MetroLink Project

By Ryan Harmon 6 July 2022

The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has secured agreement from Cabinet to move forward with the transformative MetroLink rail project. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan brought the MetroLink Preliminary Business Case to Cabinet yesterday. Planning submission on the public transport ‘megaproject’, which will transform public transport in Dublin and improve

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Government Approves €70m for Shared Island Investments

By Ryan Harmon 5 July 2022

Government have allocated €70.4m from the Shared Island Fund to deliver five new cross-border and all-island investments. These are: • €5m for a Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme • €3m for a Shared Island strand to the Community Climate Action Programme • €15m for a Shared Island Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure scheme • […]