A new surface on the Boyne Valley to Lakelands Greenway will make it more accessible to a range of users with wheels, local campaigners have said. Sealed hard-top surfaces are more accessible because they are easier for bicycles and wheelchairs to navigate, less damage to the paths from heavy rainfall, and the grit in fine gravel surfaces can cause damage to these and other devices.

— Charges to release a seized scrambler are to be increased.– Extended ban to make any use of scramble in parks and car parks illegal. — “It must be emphasised that using th…

Officials this week are to brief Dublin City Council’s Mobility and Public Realm committee generally on how national guidelines outline that active travel trials no longer should have public …

Members of the public in Cork City are being asked to get behind the wider adoption of 30km/h speed limits in the city, campaigners have said. The move to set 30km/h speed limits in cities and town…

-- "Contrary to preconceived notions... it provides improved safety," says French authorities. A pilot programme allowing bicycle users to turn right on red -- while yielding to road users with a green light -- is to be put in place at at least one south Dublin junction "over the next 6 months," the Minister for Transport has said in a written parliamentary reply.

Officials this week are to brief Dublin City Council's Mobility and Public Realm committee generally on how national guidelines outline that active travel trials no longer should have public consultation before the trials start, and instead, public consultation is to be run as part of the trial. This is according to documents provided to committee members and published online. Another separate document in the agenda pack for the meeting shows that the Strand Road trial has been allocecated €250,000 in funding for 2026.

Officials this week are to brief Dublin City Council's Mobility and Public Realm committee generally on how national guidelines outline that active travel trials no longer should have public consultation before the trials start, and instead, public consultation is to be run as part of the trial. This is according to documents provided to committee members and published online. Another separate document in the agenda pack for the meeting shows that the Strand Road trial has been allocecated €250,000 in funding for 2026.

A project starting construction and forming part of the Swords to Malahide active travel route will include two pedestrian and cyclist-friendly roundabouts. The Dutch-like roundabouts are to be ins…

This is a clip -- with more coverage to follow -- that looks at the gates and signs being added to Irish greenways, including at this example on the Great Western Greenway in Mayo:

Members of the public in Cork City are being asked to get behind the wider adoption of 30km/h speed limits in the city, campaigners have said. The move to set 30km/h speed limits in cities and towns was delayed when the Government abandoned a system that would have made 30km/h the base limit for urban areas. The new system of councils rolling out the lower limits has started.

Members of the public in Cork City are being asked to get behind the wider adoption of 30km/h speed limits in the city, campaigners have said. The move to set 30km/h speed limits in cities and towns was delayed when the Government abandoned a system that would have made 30km/h the base limit for urban areas. The new system of councils rolling out the lower limits has started.

Mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists are now not being looked at by the Government, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The introduction of mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for bicycle users is "outside the scope of the current measures" being looked at by the Government, a Department of Transport spokesperson has said this afternoon. The Department issued what it terms a 'clarification' about 24 hours after it said that bicycles were included in a move to make helmets and high-vis mandatory for e-, and hours after the Tánaiste, Simon Harris, contradicted the Department's statement from yesterday.

Despite an official Department of Transport response outlining that all bicycles are part of a plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said in the Dáil this morning that bicycles are not included, but he left the door open for electric bikes to be included. In Irish and EU law, there is no distinction between pedal bicycles and those with electric assistance, provided the assistance cuts out at 25km/h, and the maximum continuous rated power does not exceed 250W.

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— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…

— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…

-- Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland's Government to make the wearing of helmets and high-vis mandatory for e-scooter and "e-bike" users includes all bicycles, even those without a motor, the Department of Transport has confirmed this afternoon. People not wearing the gear would be subject to fines issued by Gardai, similar to the fines issued for offences such as cyclists running red lights or not using bicycle lights.

Comment & Analysis: Ok, so that headline is clearly being provocative. I should clarify it's not for clicks, but to make a point. For the avoidance of doubt, this is an article about the Wicklow to Greystones Greenway, and how it was covered in an article published in Saturday's The Irish Times, which ran with the headline: "Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?"

Comment & Analysis: Ok, so that headline is clearly being provocative. I should clarify it's not for clicks, but to make a point. For the avoidance of doubt, this is an article about the Wicklow to Greystones Greenway, and how it was covered in an article published in Saturday's The Irish Times, which ran with the headline: "Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?"