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Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
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Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
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It's not an exaggeration to say that high car usage and poor buses are an explicit policy choice. This is why the promises of a transport mecca post Galway ring road from agencies and parties with decades of neglecting public transport is such obvious BS.
September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's not an exaggeration to say that high car usage and poor buses are an explicit policy choice. This is why the promises of a transport mecca post Galway ring road from agencies and parties with decades of neglecting public transport is such obvious BS.
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This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads
By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…
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August 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
Galway City Council Announce Redevelopment of the Old Galway Corporation Waterworks building on Dyke Road
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Galway City Council Announce Redevelopment of the Old Galway Corporation Waterworks building on Dyke Road. | Galway City Council
Galway City Council is pleased to announce the redevelopment of the Old Galway Corporation Waterworks building on Dyke Road. The building will be refurbished to become a new water sports activity cent...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Galway City Council Announce Redevelopment of the Old Galway Corporation Waterworks building on Dyke Road
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Great piece by @cianginty.bsky.social from @irishcycle.com in todsy's Guardian.
You can see kids (and growp-ups) are loving their bikes even more these days thanks to #BenHealy #TourDeFrance
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You can see kids (and growp-ups) are loving their bikes even more these days thanks to #BenHealy #TourDeFrance
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The bicycle played a rich role in Ireland’s past. Now it is key to our future | Cian Ginty
Cycling was once a mass participation activity. Ben Healy’s dazzling Tour de France performances can help catalyse a revival, says editor Cian Ginty
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July 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Great piece by @cianginty.bsky.social from @irishcycle.com in todsy's Guardian.
You can see kids (and growp-ups) are loving their bikes even more these days thanks to #BenHealy #TourDeFrance
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You can see kids (and growp-ups) are loving their bikes even more these days thanks to #BenHealy #TourDeFrance
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Fair play to MTU – 96 covered bike spaces, just like that. That’s how you do it. Four of these at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh and you'd hardly notice in the landscape. More of this, please.
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July 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Fair play to MTU – 96 covered bike spaces, just like that. That’s how you do it. Four of these at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh and you'd hardly notice in the landscape. More of this, please.
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This is the reality of Vision Zero. It requires more than urging. It requires investment and the courage to confront the sources of danger on our roads. Not to outsource them.
Each month a family in Galway (population 300 000) gets that dreaded knock.
These are not accidents; these are results.
Each month a family in Galway (population 300 000) gets that dreaded knock.
These are not accidents; these are results.
Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
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July 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is the reality of Vision Zero. It requires more than urging. It requires investment and the courage to confront the sources of danger on our roads. Not to outsource them.
Each month a family in Galway (population 300 000) gets that dreaded knock.
These are not accidents; these are results.
Each month a family in Galway (population 300 000) gets that dreaded knock.
These are not accidents; these are results.
IDA targets Oranmore firing range for silicon factories.
There needs to be investment in a new railway station to support this or get locked into further car dependency, if this plan is serious
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There needs to be investment in a new railway station to support this or get locked into further car dependency, if this plan is serious
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IDA targets Oranmore firing range for silicon factories
Speculation is growing that the government’s imminent National Development Plan (NDP ) will include a massive infrastructure upgrade originally designed to attract a €9 billion investment f...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
IDA targets Oranmore firing range for silicon factories.
There needs to be investment in a new railway station to support this or get locked into further car dependency, if this plan is serious
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There needs to be investment in a new railway station to support this or get locked into further car dependency, if this plan is serious
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Major milestone as Salthill development strategy moves to next stage
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Major milestone as Salthill development strategy moves to next stage | GalwayBayFM
The third stage of the Salthill Village and Seafront Framework Plan will involve wider public consultation.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Major milestone as Salthill development strategy moves to next stage
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A planning application for the Active Travel project for the Western Distributor Road has just been lodged. A portal for online submissions will open next Monday & drop in public information event will take place on June 17th in the Clybaun Hotel. Fantastic news.
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Western Distributor Road Cycle Lane | Galway City CouncilGroup
Galway City Council (GCC) is seeking to improve walking and cycling infrastructure along the length of the Western Distributor Road (WDR).
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June 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A planning application for the Active Travel project for the Western Distributor Road has just been lodged. A portal for online submissions will open next Monday & drop in public information event will take place on June 17th in the Clybaun Hotel. Fantastic news.
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Would be nice to get some creative thinking around Galway's traffic congestion problem.
Affordable housing so people can live in the city.
Decent bus schedules from the more rural areas that have now become the commuter belt into Galway.
Or, absolutely wild suggestion, a commuter train?
Affordable housing so people can live in the city.
Decent bus schedules from the more rural areas that have now become the commuter belt into Galway.
Or, absolutely wild suggestion, a commuter train?
Government report concludes Galway Ring Road will not solve city’s traffic problems
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Government report concludes ring road won’t solve city’s traffic - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
A new Government report has concluded that the proposed city ring road would not solve Galway’s traffic woes – leading to calls to ‘move on’ from the €1 billion project. The Department of Transport ha...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Would be nice to get some creative thinking around Galway's traffic congestion problem.
Affordable housing so people can live in the city.
Decent bus schedules from the more rural areas that have now become the commuter belt into Galway.
Or, absolutely wild suggestion, a commuter train?
Affordable housing so people can live in the city.
Decent bus schedules from the more rural areas that have now become the commuter belt into Galway.
Or, absolutely wild suggestion, a commuter train?
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Time to abandon Galway Ring Road and seriously invest in decent public transport for the county and the city.
Government report concludes Galway Ring Road will not solve city’s traffic problems
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Government report concludes ring road won’t solve city’s traffic - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
A new Government report has concluded that the proposed city ring road would not solve Galway’s traffic woes – leading to calls to ‘move on’ from the €1 billion project. The Department of Transport ha...
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May 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Time to abandon Galway Ring Road and seriously invest in decent public transport for the county and the city.
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The LDA & Galway Harbour Co. have announced the public consultation for the redevelopment of the inner port. Click into the website below & drop into the consultation on the 3rd/4th June in the Portershed. Make sure your voice is heard, this is a massive development for Galway www.galway-harbour.com
Galway Harbour | A vision for a new City Quarter
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May 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The LDA & Galway Harbour Co. have announced the public consultation for the redevelopment of the inner port. Click into the website below & drop into the consultation on the 3rd/4th June in the Portershed. Make sure your voice is heard, this is a massive development for Galway www.galway-harbour.com
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I signed. You should too unless you live on Strand Road and think you’re better than me
Trial a Strand Road cycle path for 12 months
I've just signed this petition calling on the council to trial a Strand Road cycle path for 12 months. Will you sign too?
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May 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I signed. You should too unless you live on Strand Road and think you’re better than me
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and it's exemplary with negative connotations. We need fresh leadership 3/3
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Cycleway trial may be heading for courts
Plans for a temporary cycle lane in Salthill may ultimately be decided by the High Court. Residents directly impacted by the project are weighing-up the possibility of taking a Judicial Review if Galw...
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May 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
and it's exemplary with negative connotations. We need fresh leadership 3/3
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But it is exemplary 2/3 bsky.app/profile/iris...
May 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
But it is exemplary 2/3 bsky.app/profile/iris...
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Galway is not special 1/3
Item 1:
A highway that will cost billions, take 20 years and contribute to the destruc....Approved!
Item 2:
A 3km mobility lane that will cost almost nothing, reduce traffic and align with our climate emerg..Do you have approval from every living and deceased resident in the city?
A highway that will cost billions, take 20 years and contribute to the destruc....Approved!
Item 2:
A 3km mobility lane that will cost almost nothing, reduce traffic and align with our climate emerg..Do you have approval from every living and deceased resident in the city?
May 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Galway is not special 1/3
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The saga of the Galway City Outer Bypass covered here in glorious detail… with learnings for the rest of us too
May 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The saga of the Galway City Outer Bypass covered here in glorious detail… with learnings for the rest of us too
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The light touch with which road deaths are treated is one of the things that confuses me most in this very confusing world
Evergreen
May 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The light touch with which road deaths are treated is one of the things that confuses me most in this very confusing world
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Galway County Council helping to create Galway City's car dependence and car traffic problem, while taking no responsibility for it.
#RibbonDevelopment is just a random occurrence, presumably.
#RibbonDevelopment is just a random occurrence, presumably.
May 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Galway County Council helping to create Galway City's car dependence and car traffic problem, while taking no responsibility for it.
#RibbonDevelopment is just a random occurrence, presumably.
#RibbonDevelopment is just a random occurrence, presumably.
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@neasa.bsky.social chairperson of @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social said: “Our restructuring represents a fresh chapter in our journey to make cycling accessible and safe for everyone in Ireland.”
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Minister for Transport officially relaunches Cyclist.ie as Irish Cycling Campaign
Cyclist.ie, a national umbrella group for most cycling campaigns, has been officially relaunched as the Irish Cycling Campaign. The relaunch happened this afternoon with Minister for Transport Darr…
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May 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@neasa.bsky.social chairperson of @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social said: “Our restructuring represents a fresh chapter in our journey to make cycling accessible and safe for everyone in Ireland.”