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Ireland’s Road Haulage Strategy 2022–2031

By Ryan Harmon 16 December 2022

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, and Minister of State with special responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics, Hildegarde Naughton, have published Ireland’s Road Haulage Strategy 2022–2031. This 10-year strategy fulfils a Programme for Government commitment to produce the first-ever government strategy dedicated to the haulage and road freight

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Round Two of the Safe Routes to School Programme

By Ryan Harmon 13 December 2022

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, alongside the National Transport Authority and Santa Claus, announced that 108 schools will be included in the Safe Routes to School Programme. The Safe Routes to School Programme aims to create safer walking and cycling routes within communities, alleviate congestion at the school gates and […]

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South Dublin Launch ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’ Road Safety Action Plan 2022-2024

By Ryan Harmon 9 December 2022

South Dublin County Council (SDCC) launch their Road Safety Action Plan 2022 – 2024 which outlines 27 key actions that supports the work of the 5th Government Road Safety Strategy (GRSS) 2012 – 2030 ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’. Vision Zero is Ireland’s long-term goal of achieving zero road deaths or serious injuries by 2050. SDCC […]

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Second ‘School Zone’ For Cork Completed in Cobh

By Ryan Harmon 5 December 2022

Cork County’s second ‘School Zone’ has been officially launched at Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh in Rushbrooke, Cobh by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, and Deputy Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre O Brien. The newly developed ‘School Zone’ includes colourful child friendly traffic calming measures which are designed […]

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Crumlin Welcomes Dublin City Council’s First Bike Hub

By Ryan Harmon 25 November 2022

The Lord Mayor of Dublin City Caroline Conroy has launched The Bike Hub Crumlin Pilot Project at Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin. The Bike Hub is a social enterprise which supports ‘Cycling for Everyone’.   Following the success of The Bike Hub project in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin City Council is delighted to bring the project to Crumlin, […]

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Light Up Your Bike in Dublin Campaign

By Ryan Harmon 18 November 2022

The four Dublin Local Authorities, An Garda Síochána, the Road Safety Authority, and the Dublin Cycling Campaign call on cyclists to ‘Light Up Your Bike’ during the darker commutes. Now that the clocks have gone back road users may be faced with darker commutes and those that cycle are reminded that the use of bike […]

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TIER Announces Fingal Shared E-Bike Fleet Expansion

By Ryan Harmon 15 November 2022

TIER Mobility, the world’s largest shared mobility provider, has announced that 120 new e-bikes will be deployed by the end of November across its Fingal shared e-bike scheme. The new deployment will bring the total number of e-bikes in the TIER fleet to over 300. TIER has also completed the expansion of its business area […]

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Barry O’Connell Appointed New Chief Executive At Dublin Port Company

By Ryan Harmon 10 November 2022

The Board of Dublin Port Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Barry O’Connell as its new Chief Executive Officer from 14th November 2022 following an open and competitive recruitment process. Barry joins Dublin Port Company from the Coca-Cola System, where he has held multiple senior executive roles in bottling operations around the

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Sod Turned on Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Improvement Scheme

By Ryan Harmon 4 November 2022

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD has turned the sod for the new Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Improvement Scheme. The project will provide a western bypass around Killaloe, a new bridge crossing of the River Shannon and an upgrade of the existing R494 regional road from Ballina to Birdhill. The entire scheme […]

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3 Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Projects Open in Kerry

By Ryan Harmon 2 November 2022

Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport, and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton announced that 3 new walking and cycling infrastructure projects are open for locals and visitors to Kerry to use. Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton officially opened the 3 projects. The N69 Listowel to Abbeyfeale section of the North Kerry Greenway, the Tralee to Fenit […]

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Transformative Pathfinder Programme to Bring More Public Transport, Walking and Cycling Options to Our Villages, Towns, and Cities by 2025

By Ryan Harmon 18 October 2022

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan launched the Pathfinder Programme of 35 exemplar transport projects to be delivered by local authorities and agencies around the country within the next 3 years. The projects are those selected following Minister Ryan’s call to local authorities over the summer to submit their most innovative, transformative plans for public transport,

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Bicycle Heroes Children Present Ideas to Dublin City Council to Increase Cycling

By Ryan Harmon 14 October 2022

40 Dublin Youth Bicycle Heroes are presenting their ideas for increasing uptake in cycling in their city and communities to Dublin City Council.  The children, aged 10 to 15, are from 5th Class, Scoil Eoin, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 and 3rd Year, Loreto College Crumlin, Dublin 12 and were asked to create solutions to cycling barriers […]

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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 […]