There was awful news in Dublin city centre this afternoon, as a young man was killed while cycling near O'Connell Street. Road violence in this country is simultaneously out of control and horrendously minimised.
https://www.thejournal.ie/serious-road-traffic-incident-abbey-street-dublin-7000928-Apr2026/
#Rothar #Dublin #MastoDaoine #BikeTooter #Cycling #RoadViolence #RoadSafety
In RTΓ Radio 1's Morning Ireland non-scientific commuting time experiment, the winner is: CYCLING. π
In second place: BUSES.
The loser is: DRIVING (that journo hasn't arrived yet).
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0324/1564828-commuting-in-dublin/
#Rothar #BikeTooter #Cycling #ActiveTravel #PublicTransport #MastoDaoine
#Rothar Question: What gobshite thought this was a good idea?
https://www.dublincity.ie/news/dublin-city-council-introduces-cycle-lockers
Top tip: if you cycle around Dublin 4 during some "crucial" rugball game home fixture, you'll have the place mostly to yourself.
Thanks to everyone for the city route suggestions! (Still plenty more to get through, too.)
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Does anyone know where to find information on the Tolka Valley Greenway? I can only find details on the Tolka Estuary Greenway but not the Valley. Google maps recommends it as a cycle route but OSMand avoids it entirely. Is it really a Greenway or is it hoaching with kissing gates?
Dublin #rothar enjoyers! Does anyone have any favourite routes round Dublin city? (Anything from short quick spins up to around 30km.) Share your faves!
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π’ Call for research participants! π’
Are you a parent of school-going children, or a teacher, in Dublin city? Then you are needed to support cycling data for Dublin city schools.
This relates to a research project commissioned by Dublin City Council's Active Travel Team. Find out more at:
https://www.dublincycling.com/cycling/are-you-parent-schoolgoing-children-or-teacher-dublin-city
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cc @rothar @dublincyclingcampaign
#Rothar #Cycling #BikeTooter #Dublin #MastoDaoine #School #Children
A huge thank you to the lovely people at Rothar in Phibsboro (https://rothar.ie/) for minding and fixing my bike while it was in the bikespidΓ©al. π₯
A huge thanks also to the Rediscovery Centre (https://www.rediscoverycentre.ie/) pop up bike-service in work, who spotted the issue in the first place. π
A new wheel (replacing the worn rim that did *not* explode while I was out cycling), and we're all go! π
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#Rothar #BikeTooter #Phibsboro #Dublin #MastoDaoine #Cycling #CircularEconomy #Repair
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Question for #Rothar and #BikeTooter peeps: are there any examples from anywhere of cycling advocates successfully pushing back against/overturning policies to make helmets and high viz mandatory in law?
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#Cycling #MastoDaoine #RoadSafety #RoadViolence #StreetsAreForPeople #BikeNite
My bike: an eight year-old, inexpensive, basic cyclocross bike from Halfords. π²
Me:
Joan of Contention π·
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