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Treaty United @treatyunitedfc.bsky.social · 3d

In collaboration with Treaty City Brewery, there’ll be a pop-up bar at the Markets Field for tonight's game! 🍺

We’ll be pouring Renegade Lager & Harris Pale Ale – check the images and pick your pint before you arrive 👇

🎟️ - treatyunitedfc.com/tickets/

#WeAreTreaty

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Ronan Skehill @skehillr.bsky.social · 5d

Our time with the Dolly cargo bike has come to an end. I want to thank Pat @pfitzp.bsky.social (@limerickecargobike on X) for letting us trial the bike.
The end result?
We're all in. Moving the kids via cargo bike is a no brainer.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 6d

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring."
-Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist

#BicycleBirthday
October 7 (1931 -2021)

Photo of a man wearing a tie standing astride a bicycle with one arm raised in the air.

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, but can she do it away to Sligo Rovers on a wet Wednesday night in the middle of a constitutional crisis ? #Aras25

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 6d

As is, with his continued push to not only lift the Dublin Airport passenger cap but also to significantly increase numbers, Minister O'Brien seems more like a minister for worsening climate change than one responsible for climate action and a sustainable transport system.

Brilliant letter below!

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Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery @kennysbookshop.bsky.social · 8d

📍Barna Woods, Galway. Trees damaged during Storm Éowyn transformed into these beautiful pieces.

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 8d

The Shannon Fields in the sun. A great link to UL from Westbury and Shannon Banks.

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 8d

Also, Turkmen Grill is sensational

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 8d

The bike stands on Parnell Street definitely get some usage, but I would like to see a few redistributed around the city.
(Zoom in for the 3rd bike in the background)

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 8d

This is a good read

University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 8d

‘Throwing more money at it won't solve the housing crisis. We need more workers.’

Ahead of Budget 2026, Dr Ciarán Casey shares how ‘the proper time to have built infrastructure and housing here was during the last crash’.

Read on, in the Journal.ie: www.thejournal.ie/readme/housi...

#StayCurious

A photo of a man in smart dress, pictured from the chest up, with green foliage in the background

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Galway Commuters @galwaycommuters.bsky.social · 17d

We're back! After some time away we are relaunching our organisation to help bring about a Galway that is safer, healthier and easier to get around.

If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 11d

Cycle to the gym, warmup done 🏋🚴‍♂️

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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 11d

Breaking: Dublin’s MetroLink railway approved by planners

An Coimisiún Pleanála, the national planning board, has approved the MetroLink Railway Order with conditions. The approval is confirmed on the planning board's website. MetroLink, which is to have 16 stations along an 18.8km line, will link…

Breaking: Dublin’s MetroLink railway approved by planners

An Coimisiún Pleanála, the national planning board, has approved the MetroLink Railway Order with conditions. The approval is confirmed on the planning board's website. MetroLink, which is to have 16 stations along an 18.8km line, will link Swords, Dublin Airport, Ballymun, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Phibsborough, and the inner city including at the Mater Hospital, O’Connell Street, Tara Street, and St Stephen’s Green. It will terminate at Charlemont Luas Stop where there are different options for continuing the line southwards.

irishcycle.com

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 12d

Ordered by someone in the Council, no logic given 🙃

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 12d

A cynical and tone-deaf move to remove the parklet and bike stands outside Canteen. They were very popular and well used.

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 14d

3rd such incident of this type in a year.

LimerickLive @limericklive.bsky.social · 14d

BREAKING: Scene cordoned off as car crashes into front of busy Limerick shop

It occurred at the Circle K filling station in Thomondgate shortly before noon EMERGENCY services have rushed to the scene of an incident in Limerick city after a car crashed into a shop. It occurred at the Circle K filling station on Sexton Street North, Thomondgate this Monday shortly befor ---

www.limerickleader.ie

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · Mar 16

135,802 bike trips

That's the number for 2024 of the Shannon Bridge. Counted between 12am and 10pm each day, (only 22 hours, so the real number is likely about 138,000)

Not bad imo.

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · Mar 30

I cycled out the Childers Road Friday morning to see if people used the bike lane. I counted 32 bikes and scooters in 30 minutes (1/3)

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · Apr 29

Some differences between the 3 cities are:

Cork has cycle lanes in the city centre, where the bike share is.

Limerick has cycle lanes outside the city centre, where the bike share isn't.

Galway has almost no bike lanes at all.

Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · Apr 28

Some numbers on our TFI bike share scheme from 2023, including in Limerick Chamber's recent "Mid West Economic Insights" report:

Around 14,000 trips in 2023. For comparison the cycle lane on the Shannon Bridge has 12,000 bike trips per month.

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · May 4

Modal share for Limerick (Census 2022):

Car - 59% (Full network of roads)
On foot - 20% (Full network of footpaths)
Bus + Train - 8% (Very few bus lanes)
Cycling - 3% (Very few bike lanes)
Work from home - 7.4%

Usage follows infrastructure.

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 17d

This is a very good read

John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you, Irish Doctors for the Environment. @irishdocsenv.bsky.social

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 22d

Bill Murray

#BicycleBirthday
Born September 21, 1950

Photo of a man resting on a cruiser bike on a path.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 23d

Car-centric design hurts people in small towns just like in big cities.

I saw this old lady cross this busy road on her walker because the direct trip (nursing home to Tim Horton’s) was 100 metres, versus 1 kilometre to walk up the road, cross at a light, and come back.

Town of 1,200 in Ontario.

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Mark O’Brien @obrienpmark.bsky.social · 23d

What an extraordinary achievement from this amazing athlete.
Kate O’Connor wins Silver at the World Championships. Only the third person to do so. She’s a superstar and only 24. @worldathletics.org @athleticsireland.bsky.social

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Limerick Urban Cycling @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social · 23d

You would have to go through it a few times to understand it. Some little arrows under the bike lights might help, to know which lights apply to which directions.

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