A new community group in #Carndonagh aiming to improve cycling infrastructure for everyone. Find us at https://nitter.cf/t.co/F0tRJBqt4q
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CarnCycle retweeted
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin…
I wonder how many engineers - working with LAs - cycle, walk or take public transport to their work? Certainly the car is important in more rural areas, but nevertheless ...
Reducing road deaths and injuries requires better engineering from our local authorities. We should prioritise funding to those councils who are willing and able to build out safer routes in quicker time. #RoadSafety #Cycling #Pedestrianisation #QuietRoads
irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/…
Our towns are not very friendly for people using wheelchairs, are they?
In this powerful article wheelchair user Tracy Martin delivers a stark reality check on accessibility in Ireland today.
Despite the country's rapid modernization, the physical infrastructure for over 1.1 million people living with a disability or long-term condition (22% of the population) remains severely lagging.
The number of people with a disability in Ireland has risen dramatically from 643,131 in 2016 to over 1.1 million in the latest census.
While Ireland champions new apps and coffee culture, everyday essentials, like footpaths, doorway lips, and basic public toilets (even in buildings constructed as recently as 2011) remain stuck between "1987 and wishful thinking."
Despite the European Accessibility Act aiming for a new era of access by 2025 and beyond, real-world progress remains hard to find outside of major urban hubs.
As Tracy beautifully puts it: "People with disabilities are not asking for the moon. We are asking for the ground beneath us to be level."
It’s time to move past glossy launches and good intentions. Real inclusivity means building a country where everyone can navigate their own community without feeling like an afterthought.
#Accessibility #DisabilityRights #Ireland #InclusionMatters #PhysicalAccessibility
irishexaminer.com/opinion/co…
CarnCycle retweeted
So the rollback commences: agriland.ie/farming-news/con…. As a nation, we have bought into the Yankee version of life that sees private, motorised transport as the pinnacle of 'personal freedom'. @cyclistie, what are you doing about this? @GerHerbert1
BREAKING NEWS: the preferred route corridor for the Buncrana to Cardonagh greenway - an important part of the Inishowen greenway - has been selected. See it here: experience.arcgis.com/experi…. Please go along to these information sessions and register your support.
CarnCycle retweeted
Some essential reading here particularly for local authorities, hospitals etc. who may feel tempted to shy away from decent bike parking facilities in the face of the recent Kerry Hospital faux outrage.
Balance is important!
Excellent article @SadhbhO 👏
irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/…
CarnCycle retweeted
‘Toxic populists are going to sour all public spending:
No, secure bike parking for hospital staff is not the same as Dáil bike shelter’
More 👇
irishcycle.com/2026/05/08/to…
CarnCycle retweeted
Maybe @independent_ire should think about this.
No funding for the Carndonagh to Buncrana section of the Inishowen Greenway: donegalnews.com/only-e20000-…. Councillors, what are you doing about this? @InishowenIndo @InishTimes
Unfortunately, an eye opener for us folk here in #Donegal. @donegalcouncil
247 people killed on Irish roads last year. Ten in the past week alone.
Ireland set targets to reduce road deaths, and deaths went up while the rest of Europe improved.
There are 264 TDs and MLAs. I built a site so you can email yours in 60 seconds!
➡️ stoproaddeaths.ie
#NotAStatistic
CarnCycle retweeted
🚘📱Virtually zero enforcement replaced by @rsa urging drivers to do the right thing has led us to this point.
Phone use behind the wheel is out of control and the opportunity of a stitch in time, has long passed 😞
But yeah, let’s talk about mandating high-viz for cyclists 🤦🏻♂️
Mobile phone use behind the wheel worsens: ‘We’ve seen motorway drivers watching Netflix’ irishtimes.com/crime-law/202…
CarnCycle retweeted
@GardaTraffic @gardainfo is a broken police force. With humans in motorised vehicles driving and killing h abandonment, no wonder @DarraghOBrienTD wants to give public transport security guards the powers to arrest.
CarnCycle retweeted
Dr. John Legge, emergency medicine consultant at St. Vincent’s, writing in today’s @IrishTimes about the flawed policy of mandatory hi-vis for vulnerable road users.
“It seems that any measure to improve road safety but which may inconvenience drivers cannot be considered.”
So the judge that said cyclists were now a 'nightmare' in Dublin has had issues with the law previously. @IrishCycle
CarnCycle retweeted
I take no pleasure in highlighting this issue, but almost every local authority in Ireland has no maintenance strategy, unless it's for a road used by motorised traffic: highlandradio.com/2026/01/09…. – at Ireland
CarnCycle retweeted
We worked hard to have this greenway built, but after yesterday's visit, we were shocked to see that there is little maintenance being performed by @donegalcouncil. A once proud 3-metre route is now barely one metre for long stretches. This is a serious health and safety issue. – at Gransha, Northern Ireland
ALT Greenway in Muff, 28 December 2025.
ALT Greenway in Muff, summer 2022.
ALT THE EU-funded greenway is a great amenity, but it is not maintained by the local authority.
This is very interesting. We always hear people in Carn asking 'who would cycle in the rain?'
Cycling data has been correlated from AI sensors to data from rainfall monitors. We found that there is no major drop off in cyclists along the Clontarf to City Centre route even when we have very heavy rain days #C2CC #ActiveTravelNetwork #SmartDublin
@vivacitylabs @smartdublin @bentleysystems
CarnCycle retweeted
Folks, I've decided to concentrate fulltime on encouraging @dcsdcouncil and @donegalcouncil to deliver the Inishowen greenway, so I've set up one of these buymeacoffee accounts. All contributions welcomed: buymeacoffee.com/weegreenway.
CarnCycle retweeted
Vingegaard seals the deal 🔴🏆
Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 20 of La Vuelta a España after attacking in the final kilometre on savage 20% slopes to seal his overall victory.
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🇪🇸 #LaVuelta25