Peter Branigan
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I was knocked off my bike in broad daylight by a driver who I suspect was texting. The Gardaí wouldn’t attend the scene (because I wasn’t hurt enough) and didn’t respond to my Traffic Watch report. The issue isn’t hi-vis jackets.
The hi viz will work great when I'm hit by a motorist looking at their phone.
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I was knocked off my bike in broad daylight by a driver who I suspect was texting. The Gardaí wouldn’t attend the scene (because I wasn’t hurt enough) and didn’t respond to my Traffic Watch report. The issue isn’t hi-vis jackets.
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This is incredibly disappointing and will surely threaten the success of the Bolt e-bike and e-scooter scheme in #Wexford. This will only serve to discourage people from cycling.
Car brain government = car brain policies without any basis in research or evidence.
Car brain government = car brain policies without any basis in research or evidence.
And there we have it folks, having failed to do anything to halt the injury and death toll on our roads the government now plans to criminalise cycling.
This will kill bike share schemes around the country. @bleeperactive.bsky.social
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
This will kill bike share schemes around the country. @bleeperactive.bsky.social
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.
www.thejournal.ie
February 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
This is incredibly disappointing and will surely threaten the success of the Bolt e-bike and e-scooter scheme in #Wexford. This will only serve to discourage people from cycling.
Car brain government = car brain policies without any basis in research or evidence.
Car brain government = car brain policies without any basis in research or evidence.
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Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill claimed he was driving at 190km/h because he was eager to facilitate a meeting with the parents of children with profound disabilities.
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
FF TD detected at 190km/h convicted of dangerous driving
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill has been convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March.
www.rte.ie
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill claimed he was driving at 190km/h because he was eager to facilitate a meeting with the parents of children with profound disabilities.
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
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Bicycles do not require numberplates in Switzerland, even most e-bikes and cargo e-bikes don't
However, if your e-bike can go faster than 25km/h it is classed the same as a moped and must have a license plate...
...which is exactly the same as the law here in Ireland, only here it is not enforced.
However, if your e-bike can go faster than 25km/h it is classed the same as a moped and must have a license plate...
...which is exactly the same as the law here in Ireland, only here it is not enforced.
What madness is being published in the Irish Times here? Zurich doesn't have plates for bikes (and Paris innovated licence plates first...) @cianginty.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Bicycles do not require numberplates in Switzerland, even most e-bikes and cargo e-bikes don't
However, if your e-bike can go faster than 25km/h it is classed the same as a moped and must have a license plate...
...which is exactly the same as the law here in Ireland, only here it is not enforced.
However, if your e-bike can go faster than 25km/h it is classed the same as a moped and must have a license plate...
...which is exactly the same as the law here in Ireland, only here it is not enforced.
'They needed to include an end to fossil fuel subsidies such as the tax breaks on fuel enjoyed by airlines that meant air travel was cheaper than trains' - Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson calls for law to block fossil fuel investments flowing through Irish-based firms
Former president said move to clean energy should include an end to fossil fuel subsidies, such as the tax breaks on fuel enjoyed by airlines
www.irishtimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
'They needed to include an end to fossil fuel subsidies such as the tax breaks on fuel enjoyed by airlines that meant air travel was cheaper than trains' - Mary Robinson
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We've all been at a station waiting for a cancelled train with no way of knowing.
IÉ and the NTA can and must do better
IÉ and the NTA can and must do better
Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...
docs.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
We've all been at a station waiting for a cancelled train with no way of knowing.
IÉ and the NTA can and must do better
IÉ and the NTA can and must do better
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Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website
Request to Relocate Real-Time Service Updates from X to Iarnród Éireann Website We are writing as rail and commuter advocacy groups across Ireland, to request that Iarnród Éireann move its real-time s...
docs.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Ourselves, @dublincommuters.bsky.social, @galwaycommuters.bsky.social, & Cork Commuter Coalition wrote to Iarnród Éireann & the NTA today, asking them to cease posting real-time service updates exclusively on X. This vital info should be widely available. Read below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Clare are beating Dublin at Ennis, while Kilkenny have the lead against Offaly at UPMC Nowlan Park
Follow the second halves in those games here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social and Eric Haughan #RTEGAA
Follow the second halves in those games here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social and Eric Haughan #RTEGAA
Sunday's Allianz Hurling League updates
We have six games across four divisions on the first Sunday of the 2026 Allianz Hurling League season. Cork and Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh may be the pick of the bunch. Follow our live updates righ...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Clare are beating Dublin at Ennis, while Kilkenny have the lead against Offaly at UPMC Nowlan Park
Follow the second halves in those games here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social and Eric Haughan #RTEGAA
Follow the second halves in those games here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social and Eric Haughan #RTEGAA
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Overcrowded carriages. Standing-room-only.
Commuters say the 29000 commuter trains on the Dublin–Rosslare line are simply too small for demand. InterCity trains are used for short hops around Dublin, while Rosslare services are left with older, unsuitable stock.
Commuters say the 29000 commuter trains on the Dublin–Rosslare line are simply too small for demand. InterCity trains are used for short hops around Dublin, while Rosslare services are left with older, unsuitable stock.
January 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Overcrowded carriages. Standing-room-only.
Commuters say the 29000 commuter trains on the Dublin–Rosslare line are simply too small for demand. InterCity trains are used for short hops around Dublin, while Rosslare services are left with older, unsuitable stock.
Commuters say the 29000 commuter trains on the Dublin–Rosslare line are simply too small for demand. InterCity trains are used for short hops around Dublin, while Rosslare services are left with older, unsuitable stock.
FIANNA FÁIL councillor Deirdre Conroy “advised” a lodger not to cook in the kitchen
FIANNA FÁIL councillor Deirdre Heney asked, “is there any opportunity to encourage people away from the city”
Hummmm... what is the consistent issue is here...
I know, it's people called Deirdre!! #Dublin
FIANNA FÁIL councillor Deirdre Heney asked, “is there any opportunity to encourage people away from the city”
Hummmm... what is the consistent issue is here...
I know, it's people called Deirdre!! #Dublin
To be fair, this is entirely consistent with everything DCC leadership has done in the past 25 years
www.independent.ie/regionals/du...
www.independent.ie/regionals/du...
Dublin City Council housing chair suggests ‘encouraging people away from the city’
The chair of the Dublin City Council (DCC) housing committee has suggested the local authority adopt a policy to “encourage people away from the city”.
www.independent.ie
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM
FIANNA FÁIL councillor Deirdre Conroy “advised” a lodger not to cook in the kitchen
FIANNA FÁIL councillor Deirdre Heney asked, “is there any opportunity to encourage people away from the city”
Hummmm... what is the consistent issue is here...
I know, it's people called Deirdre!! #Dublin
FIANNA FÁIL councillor Deirdre Heney asked, “is there any opportunity to encourage people away from the city”
Hummmm... what is the consistent issue is here...
I know, it's people called Deirdre!! #Dublin
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Dublin City Council CEO Richard Shakespeare says "I have now taken the decision to suspend all posting by the City Council on the X.com platform. This applies to all City Council X accounts and will be actioned with immediate effect."
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Dublin City Council CEO Richard Shakespeare says "I have now taken the decision to suspend all posting by the City Council on the X.com platform. This applies to all City Council X accounts and will be actioned with immediate effect."
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The eight counties in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League will be competing for the Tailteann Cup in the summer, unless they can reach a provincial final.
@peterbranigan.bsky.social profiles the runners and riders #RTEgaa
@peterbranigan.bsky.social profiles the runners and riders #RTEgaa
Division 4 preview: Counties' favourite time of year?
The eight counties in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League will be competing for the Tailteann Cup in the summer, unless they can reach a provincial final. Peter Branigan looks at who might be li...
rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The eight counties in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League will be competing for the Tailteann Cup in the summer, unless they can reach a provincial final.
@peterbranigan.bsky.social profiles the runners and riders #RTEgaa
@peterbranigan.bsky.social profiles the runners and riders #RTEgaa
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Wexford town is the biggest town on the Rosslare line. Access by rail to Wexford Town comes up constantly. The first train from Dublin & Gorey arrives in the afternoon.
In Day 2 of publishing commuter voices - commuters describe services that simply don’t line up with working lives.
In Day 2 of publishing commuter voices - commuters describe services that simply don’t line up with working lives.
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Wexford town is the biggest town on the Rosslare line. Access by rail to Wexford Town comes up constantly. The first train from Dublin & Gorey arrives in the afternoon.
In Day 2 of publishing commuter voices - commuters describe services that simply don’t line up with working lives.
In Day 2 of publishing commuter voices - commuters describe services that simply don’t line up with working lives.
A fairly astonishing line from Hugh Creegan
'... it is so busy at the moment starting in Gorey that if we bring it to start earlier in #Enniscorthy [ #Wexford] and #Rosslare, and we don’t have additional carriages, that people would not be able to get on from #Wicklow' @seontrack.bsky.social
'... it is so busy at the moment starting in Gorey that if we bring it to start earlier in #Enniscorthy [ #Wexford] and #Rosslare, and we don’t have additional carriages, that people would not be able to get on from #Wicklow' @seontrack.bsky.social
NTA cite Wicklow passengers as reason they won’t extend early morning train to rural Wexford
At the recent Oireachtas Joint Committee meeting on the Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery, a Wexford Senator brought up the lack of train transport for the large community of commu...
www.independent.ie
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A fairly astonishing line from Hugh Creegan
'... it is so busy at the moment starting in Gorey that if we bring it to start earlier in #Enniscorthy [ #Wexford] and #Rosslare, and we don’t have additional carriages, that people would not be able to get on from #Wicklow' @seontrack.bsky.social
'... it is so busy at the moment starting in Gorey that if we bring it to start earlier in #Enniscorthy [ #Wexford] and #Rosslare, and we don’t have additional carriages, that people would not be able to get on from #Wicklow' @seontrack.bsky.social
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Over the next few days we’ll be publishing real messages from commuters on the Dublin–Rosslare line, released via FOI. These aren’t press releases or talking points.
They’re what people are actually telling Iarnród Éireann about their commute. The South East deserves better.
They’re what people are actually telling Iarnród Éireann about their commute. The South East deserves better.
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Over the next few days we’ll be publishing real messages from commuters on the Dublin–Rosslare line, released via FOI. These aren’t press releases or talking points.
They’re what people are actually telling Iarnród Éireann about their commute. The South East deserves better.
They’re what people are actually telling Iarnród Éireann about their commute. The South East deserves better.
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Pedestrianisation of O’Connell St in Ennis welcomed as 90% say they support it
irishcycle.com/2026/01/19/p...
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Pedestrianisation of O’Connell St in Ennis welcomed as 90% say they support it
It took a long road to get to this point. But after years of trials and campaigning, the pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street — a main shopping street in Ennis, Co Clare — has been con…
irishcycle.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Pedestrianisation of O’Connell St in Ennis welcomed as 90% say they support it
irishcycle.com/2026/01/19/p...
irishcycle.com/2026/01/19/p...
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This is the difference between the Alan Kelly style of Labour candidate we have here in Wexford, and the Dublin kind. Kelly and our local fella, George Lawlor, would probably be better off in Fianna Fáil.
While Ivan Bacik and Ciarán Ahern come out in defence of cyclists, George Lawlor is singing from the rooftops about how #Wexford County Council needs to lower the standard of future cycling infrastructure @irishcycle.com @wexbug.bsky.social
€3m Wexford active travel route ‘did not get bang for our buck’ amid claims wrong scheme was prioritised
Wexford County Council officials have been accused of misleading councillors and investing more than €3 million in the wrong active travel scheme.
m.independent.ie
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is the difference between the Alan Kelly style of Labour candidate we have here in Wexford, and the Dublin kind. Kelly and our local fella, George Lawlor, would probably be better off in Fianna Fáil.
While Ivan Bacik and Ciarán Ahern come out in defence of cyclists, George Lawlor is singing from the rooftops about how #Wexford County Council needs to lower the standard of future cycling infrastructure @irishcycle.com @wexbug.bsky.social
€3m Wexford active travel route ‘did not get bang for our buck’ amid claims wrong scheme was prioritised
Wexford County Council officials have been accused of misleading councillors and investing more than €3 million in the wrong active travel scheme.
m.independent.ie
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
While Ivan Bacik and Ciarán Ahern come out in defence of cyclists, George Lawlor is singing from the rooftops about how #Wexford County Council needs to lower the standard of future cycling infrastructure @irishcycle.com @wexbug.bsky.social
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The biggest prize in club hurling is up for grabs at Croke Park this afternoon
Follow Ballygunner v Loughrea here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTEGAA
Follow Ballygunner v Loughrea here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTEGAA
Club hurling final: Ballygunner v Loughrea updates
Follow how things unfold as the Waterford and Galway champions meet in the first of today's All-Ireland club finals at Croke Park.
www.rte.ie
January 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The biggest prize in club hurling is up for grabs at Croke Park this afternoon
Follow Ballygunner v Loughrea here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTEGAA
Follow Ballygunner v Loughrea here with @peterbranigan.bsky.social #RTEGAA
'I would be responsible and I know I’m in a position of making laws
'I’m not making excuses here
'I wanted to be there
'Asked if he was going to appeal the conviction, he said "I will be discussing that with my solicitor"
'I’m not making excuses here
'I wanted to be there
'Asked if he was going to appeal the conviction, he said "I will be discussing that with my solicitor"
FF TD detected at 190km/h convicted of dangerous driving
A Fianna Fáil TD was convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March.
www.rte.ie
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
'I would be responsible and I know I’m in a position of making laws
'I’m not making excuses here
'I wanted to be there
'Asked if he was going to appeal the conviction, he said "I will be discussing that with my solicitor"
'I’m not making excuses here
'I wanted to be there
'Asked if he was going to appeal the conviction, he said "I will be discussing that with my solicitor"
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Considering recent events, we're incredulous as to why the only place you can access real time updates on delays/issues/cancellations for Irish Rail is on X. We'll be writing to them next week calling for them to move this service off X & on to their website where it's more accessible for all users.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Considering recent events, we're incredulous as to why the only place you can access real time updates on delays/issues/cancellations for Irish Rail is on X. We'll be writing to them next week calling for them to move this service off X & on to their website where it's more accessible for all users.
'Although this approach may have served Ireland well in lifting the country from the economic doldrums of the past, the growing risks of corporate capture suggest the urgent need for a new approach'
Time to challenge corporate power in Ireland
Greta Thunberg and Bohemian Football Club together stress need to put communities before companies
www.irishtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
'Although this approach may have served Ireland well in lifting the country from the economic doldrums of the past, the growing risks of corporate capture suggest the urgent need for a new approach'
'Orla Hegarty, assistant professor at UCD’s School of Architecture, says that as she sees it, the main pressure for smaller homes comes from developers and investors rather than what people need'
Just 4% of private homes granted planning permission in Dublin city last year were three-beds – is that enough?
The figure – which amounts to 83 homes – jumped out at a councillor, he said at a recent meeting.
www.dublininquirer.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
'Orla Hegarty, assistant professor at UCD’s School of Architecture, says that as she sees it, the main pressure for smaller homes comes from developers and investors rather than what people need'
'It is worth noting and celebrating the achievement of those who worked in the new service as they managed to persevere through such cynicism, underfunding, transmitter coverage issues, qualms about reliance on advertising and political and control pressures'
Diarmaid Ferriter: Irish people have always demanded too much of RTÉ - and it usually delivered
Responsibilities were presumed to include reviving Irish, selling everything ‘from sausages to sweep tickets’, and providing a living for writers and musicians
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
'It is worth noting and celebrating the achievement of those who worked in the new service as they managed to persevere through such cynicism, underfunding, transmitter coverage issues, qualms about reliance on advertising and political and control pressures'