A tender for contractors to start new sections of work on the Broadmeadow Way Greenway between Donabate and Malahide is being finalised, Fingal County Council has said. But the council has repeated that it is expected that the overall works will not be completed until 2027. Construction of the greenway along the Southern Causeways is now expected to commence during the summer months of 2026.

A judicial review against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square is being withdrawn following a successful mediation, the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, confirmed this evening. …

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BikeBunkers, Dublin City Council's on-street bicycle lockers for residents without secure places to lock their bicycles, are being rolled out with the first 50 of a planned around 300 units being put on the streets of the capital in the near future. A number of BikeBunkers are already in place as part of a trial. Now, the first 50 new bike locker units are being assembled and installed by Bleeper, the bike share  company which runs the  BikeBunkers system for Dublin City Council.

-- The move has been welcomed by campaigners who expected a reduction of funding. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Seán Canney said that the multi-year funding is "guaranteed" for active travel and greenways at the 2020 rate of €360 million per year until 2030. The recently published National Development Plan Transport Sectoral Plan committed to this funding, but the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Seán Canney yesterday made the announcement in a press release, calling it "guaranteed funding".

BikeBunkers, Dublin City Council's on-street bicycle lockers for residents without secure places to lock their bicycles, are being rolled out with the first 50 of a planned around 300 units being put on the streets of the capital in the near future. A number of BikeBunkers are already in place as part of a trial. Now, the first 50 new bike locker units are being assembled and installed by Bleeper, the bike share  company which runs the  BikeBunkers system for Dublin City Council.

A judicial review against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square is being withdrawn following a successful mediation, the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, confirmed this evening. The partly underground railway link is planned to go from beside Dartmouth Square, just south of the Grand Canal and the northern tip of Ranelagh, to the north of Swords town in north County Dublin.

-- The move has been welcomed by campaigners who expected a reduction of funding. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Seán Canney said that the multi-year funding is "guaranteed" for active travel and greenways at the 2020 rate of €360 million per year until 2030. The recently published National Development Plan Transport Sectoral Plan committed to this funding, but the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Seán Canney yesterday made the announcement in a press release, calling it "guaranteed funding".

-- Bureaucratic delays leave "passengers exposed to increasing unreliability at a time of rapid passenger growth", says passenger group. An order of 100 new Dart carriages to replace the original trains has been made six years after Irish Rail’s chief mechanical engineer first recommended it, and long after the 1984 trains became a liability for delays on the network. The news that the order has been made was widely reported uncritically by newspapers and other media websites this morning by copying an embargoed Department of Transport press release which was issued yesterday afternoon.

-- Bureaucratic delays leave "passengers exposed to increasing unreliability at a time of rapid passenger growth", says passenger group. An order of 100 new Dart carriages to replace the original trains has been made six years after Irish Rail’s chief mechanical engineer first recommended it, and long after the 1984 trains became a liability for delays on the network. The news that the order has been made was widely reported uncritically by newspapers and other media websites this morning by copying an embargoed Department of Transport press release which was issued yesterday afternoon.

A rain garden has been planted by local residents around Cork City’s first learn-to-cycle track. Cork City Council said: "The residents of Railway Park planted rain gardens in the city’s first learn-to-cycle track as part of an exciting project backed by Cork City Council that is now being hailed as a model for other urban neighbourhoods." "This inspiring community-led climate project was supported by funding from the Community Climate Action Fund, the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), the Community Recognition Fund and Cork City Council’s Parks and Recreation team," the council said.

One section of Dublin City's Dodder Greenway is about to be extended, creating a combined 3km section that will soon be opened from Ringsend to Donnybrook Road. Below is a video of the new section stretching from Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Road -- thanks to Citizen Wolf for the video (originally posted on his Bluesky account). The route is passable, as shown in the video below, but it may not be accessible at all times or there may be some disruption while construction workers put the finishing touches on the project.

A 3.1km section of the South Kerry Greenway is planned to open on Friday, Kerry County Council has confirmed. The greenway -- which has been strongly opposed by some locals, including some who claim there are issues with the section due to open on Friday -- is expected to run for nearly 30km between Glenbeigh and Cahersiveen eventually. The route is mostly on an old railway alignment, which runs parallel to part of the Ring of Kerry Road.

A 3.1km section of the South Kerry Greenway is planned to open on Friday, Kerry County Council has confirmed. The greenway -- which has been strongly opposed by some locals, including some who claim there are issues with the section due to open on Friday -- is expected to run for nearly 30km between Glenbeigh and Cahersiveen eventually. The route is mostly on an old railway alignment, which runs parallel to part of the Ring of Kerry Road.

Nearly 30 groups with a road safety campaigning focus have said they "condemn" the Government's U-turn on the planned reform of the Road Safety Authority. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) was to be split into two, with driver training and licensing sections kept under the current structure, and the authority's other main functions, including policy and communications, brought back under the Department of Transport.

Comment & Analysis: As road deaths in 2025 have already surpassed the number of people killed on our roads in 2024, Sean Canney, the independent TD, and, it seems, Minister for State with responsibility for inaction on road safety, has done another U-turn. Senior Government Ministers -- including Taoiseach Micheál Martin -- have talked about governments being unable to implement plans.

-- Provision of bicycle parking at Cork GAA stadium has long been a source of contention. Cork Cycling Campaign has welcomed the provision of 64 bicycle parking spaces beside the GAA's Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium. The Cork Cycling Campaign said: "32 new bike parking stands right beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the entrance to the newly opened Atlantic Pond! Go Muster!"

Bicycle brand Cube has issued a recall, telling customers to stop using the 2025 and 2026 road bicycles "immediately and without exception until the fork has been checked and affected forks replaced". The company has warned that the defect increases the "risk of an accident, which can cause material damage, serious injuries or even fatal injuries." The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), which repeated the recall on its website with images of the bicycles, said that there are around 190 affected products in the Republic of Ireland.

-- It offers people a link between areas of Portmarnock, which is known for its lack of footpaths. Fingal County Council has reopened a historic railway crossing in Portmarnock, south of the Dart station on the Dublin to Belfast line. The overbridge crossing of the railway has been in place since around the 1830s, and it is now open to the public for the first time as a walking and cycling link.

-- It offers people a link between areas of Portmarnock, which is known for its lack of footpaths. Fingal County Council has reopened a historic railway crossing in Portmarnock, south of the Dart station on the Dublin to Belfast line. The overbridge crossing of the railway has been in place since around the 1830s, and it is now open to the public for the first time as a walking and cycling link.