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Bicycle lights on and get ready for the music as Bike Disco returns to Phoenix Park tonight
Get your bike lights on and head to the Phoenix Park tonight for the bicycle disco from 7.45pm today, Friday, October 10th. The event is being hosted again this year by Dublin City Council, Fingal County…
Get your bike lights on and head to the Phoenix Park tonight for the bicycle disco from 7.45pm today, Friday, October 10th. The event is being hosted again this year by Dublin City Council, Fingal County…
Bicycle lights on and get ready for the music as Bike Disco returns to Phoenix Park tonight
Get your bike lights on and head to the Phoenix Park tonight for the bicycle disco from 7.45pm today, Friday, October 10th. The event is being hosted again this year by Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and the Office of Public Works along a car-free 5km around the Park. The organisers said: "All cyclists of all abilities are welcome to light up their bikes and enjoy the Phoenix Park in a most unique way with roads closed for participants' safety and enjoyment.
irishcycle.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Bicycle lights on and get ready for the music as Bike Disco returns to Phoenix Park tonight
Get your bike lights on and head to the Phoenix Park tonight for the bicycle disco from 7.45pm today, Friday, October 10th. The event is being hosted again this year by Dublin City Council, Fingal County…
Get your bike lights on and head to the Phoenix Park tonight for the bicycle disco from 7.45pm today, Friday, October 10th. The event is being hosted again this year by Dublin City Council, Fingal County…
Dublin needs to first get the basics right: clean streets, good footpaths, less signage clutter. Not to even mention improved pedestrian areas and supports for the many people we all encounter each day across the city.
The establishment of a new agency to oversee the rejuvenation of Dublin City Centre has been approved by Government
Agency overseeing Dublin revival approved by Government
The establishment of a new agency to oversee the rejuvenation of Dublin City Centre has been approved by Government.
www.rte.ie
June 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Dublin needs to first get the basics right: clean streets, good footpaths, less signage clutter. Not to even mention improved pedestrian areas and supports for the many people we all encounter each day across the city.
If CIF is “the voice of the construction industry” what are they telling us here? www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
Construction Industry Federation owes €140,000 in derelict levies at €23m site of Dublin 6 terrace collapse
Dublin City Council is owed €140,000 in charges on Dublin 6 cottages that collapsed on Monday
www.irishtimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If CIF is “the voice of the construction industry” what are they telling us here? www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Dublin City Council has won its appeal against a ruling that it could not build a cycleway on Sandymount's Strand Road - reducing traffic to a one-way system - without planning permission
No planning permission needed for Dublin cycleway - court
Dublin City Council has won its appeal against a ruling that it could not build a cycleway on Sandymount's Strand Road - reducing traffic to a one-way system - without planning permission.
www.rte.ie
April 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Dublin City Council has won its appeal against a ruling that it could not build a cycleway on Sandymount's Strand Road - reducing traffic to a one-way system - without planning permission
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Everyone who can work from home should have the right to work from home. 💻️
❝In a week where we saw really regressive steps taken in the US on this matter, more than ever we should be working to make work more accessible - Marie Sherlock TD
labour.ie/news/2025/01...
❝In a week where we saw really regressive steps taken in the US on this matter, more than ever we should be working to make work more accessible - Marie Sherlock TD
labour.ie/news/2025/01...
January 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Everyone who can work from home should have the right to work from home. 💻️
❝In a week where we saw really regressive steps taken in the US on this matter, more than ever we should be working to make work more accessible - Marie Sherlock TD
labour.ie/news/2025/01...
❝In a week where we saw really regressive steps taken in the US on this matter, more than ever we should be working to make work more accessible - Marie Sherlock TD
labour.ie/news/2025/01...
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At least 2,700 cyclists had to be admitted to hospital from emergency departments or attend for medical treatment after an accident over a two-year period
Over 2,000 cyclists hospitalised after incidents - HSE
At least 2,700 cyclists had to be admitted to hospital from emergency departments or attend for medical treatment after an accident over a two-year period.
www.rte.ie
December 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
At least 2,700 cyclists had to be admitted to hospital from emergency departments or attend for medical treatment after an accident over a two-year period
“…maybe just scrolling the traumas of the world is not in itself a moral act. I suspect that wading around in all the distress of the world paralyses people, and, most specifically, stops them acting in their community”
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
Tim Minchin: ‘Maybe scrolling the traumas of the world is not in itself a moral act’
The comedian, actor and Matilda songwriter on the benefits of quitting social media and why happiness is like an orgasm
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM
“…maybe just scrolling the traumas of the world is not in itself a moral act. I suspect that wading around in all the distress of the world paralyses people, and, most specifically, stops them acting in their community”
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
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IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.”
www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...
www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.”
www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...
www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...
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IMPORTANT: “Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says. Studies from around the world show bike lanes ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses.”
And removing them would cost a LOT & make traffic worse. #Toronto
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
And removing them would cost a LOT & make traffic worse. #Toronto
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
November 29, 2024 at 3:55 AM
IMPORTANT: “Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says. Studies from around the world show bike lanes ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses.”
And removing them would cost a LOT & make traffic worse. #Toronto
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
And removing them would cost a LOT & make traffic worse. #Toronto
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Why have the Guardian & Observer's journalists voted overwhelming to go on strike? I've attempted to summarise our concerns, the reports so far & why a Scott Trust board meeting tomorrow is a pivotal moment for press freedom & the future of journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
How to Speak Truth to Power
...when that power is your own news organisation? I don't know. And I wish it was a question I didn't have to ask.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Why have the Guardian & Observer's journalists voted overwhelming to go on strike? I've attempted to summarise our concerns, the reports so far & why a Scott Trust board meeting tomorrow is a pivotal moment for press freedom & the future of journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Update: We have now converted and added the following #GE24 manifestos:
✅ Fine Gael
✅ Fianna Fáil
✅ Sinn Féin
✅ Green Party
✅ Social Democrats
✅ Labour
✅ S-PBP
Dashboard: irishpoliticsdata.shinyapps.io/manifestoexp...
Download all manifestos: github.com/stefan-muell...
✅ Fine Gael
✅ Fianna Fáil
✅ Sinn Féin
✅ Green Party
✅ Social Democrats
✅ Labour
✅ S-PBP
Dashboard: irishpoliticsdata.shinyapps.io/manifestoexp...
Download all manifestos: github.com/stefan-muell...
November 19, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Update: We have now converted and added the following #GE24 manifestos:
✅ Fine Gael
✅ Fianna Fáil
✅ Sinn Féin
✅ Green Party
✅ Social Democrats
✅ Labour
✅ S-PBP
Dashboard: irishpoliticsdata.shinyapps.io/manifestoexp...
Download all manifestos: github.com/stefan-muell...
✅ Fine Gael
✅ Fianna Fáil
✅ Sinn Féin
✅ Green Party
✅ Social Democrats
✅ Labour
✅ S-PBP
Dashboard: irishpoliticsdata.shinyapps.io/manifestoexp...
Download all manifestos: github.com/stefan-muell...
Some things don’t change
November 17, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Some things don’t change
Mary Robinson is incredible, her probing questions get the quiet part loud as an answer, a pure climate denial admission from the president of #COP28 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 3, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Mary Robinson is incredible, her probing questions get the quiet part loud as an answer, a pure climate denial admission from the president of #COP28 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 27, 2023 at 9:39 PM
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The world’s richest 1 percent generated as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds in 2019, according to a new Oxfam report that examines the uber-wealthy’s lavish lifestyles and investments in heavily polluting industries.
wapo.st/49Ke8W3
wapo.st/49Ke8W3
November 20, 2023 at 6:32 PM
The world’s richest 1 percent generated as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds in 2019, according to a new Oxfam report that examines the uber-wealthy’s lavish lifestyles and investments in heavily polluting industries.
wapo.st/49Ke8W3
wapo.st/49Ke8W3
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November 20, 2023 at 7:09 PM
No buses until 10am but the Transport for Ireland app is telling people there are live departures 🤷
November 13, 2023 at 7:30 AM
No buses until 10am but the Transport for Ireland app is telling people there are live departures 🤷
It’s hard to keep up with the psychopathic plans petrostates have for increased fossil fuel production. Their climate policies are empty promises, PR moves. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 8, 2023 at 5:59 AM
It’s hard to keep up with the psychopathic plans petrostates have for increased fossil fuel production. Their climate policies are empty promises, PR moves. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Are those with power doing enough to combat the climate crisis? Channel 4’s attention grabbing trailer for their season of climate programes is pretty unforgettable and quite funny! #environment
youtu.be/MKxEE2rI6gk?...
youtu.be/MKxEE2rI6gk?...
November 7, 2023 at 9:32 PM
Are those with power doing enough to combat the climate crisis? Channel 4’s attention grabbing trailer for their season of climate programes is pretty unforgettable and quite funny! #environment
youtu.be/MKxEE2rI6gk?...
youtu.be/MKxEE2rI6gk?...
This is another wasted opportunity to make a meaningful impact on air quality and people’s quality of life avross the EU, the only consolation is the phase out of combustible engines in 12 years #environment #health www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 7, 2023 at 5:56 AM
This is another wasted opportunity to make a meaningful impact on air quality and people’s quality of life avross the EU, the only consolation is the phase out of combustible engines in 12 years #environment #health www.theguardian.com/environment/...