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Segregated cycle lanes are good for everyone

There is a large network of broken-line painted cycle lanes intended to prevent motorists encroaching on cyclists and e-scooters, but this is insufficient protection

Cycling and road safety

We live in a country where drivers tragically cause hundreds of deaths and thousands of life-altering injuries every year

Cabinteely Greenway decision respected residents’ views

Cyclists should not be disappointed with proposed new infrastructure

‘My son was nearly knocked down in front of me’: Kinsealy residents protest over dangerous road

More than 100 people march over council’s failure to deliver footpaths, cycle lanes and a greenway

Killiney treehouse at the centre of planning dispute remains in place – for now at least

Plus: a clarity correspondent at RTÉ, cyclists escape safety crackdown and basket-weaving courses expand overseas

Cyclist ‘convinced he would die’ after being driven over by SUV making illegal turn

Rider ‘still tortured’ by sound of his breaking bones, court hears

Cyclists shouldn’t swerve their responsibility to other road users

Wearing a fluorescent vest is hardly a big burden

The midlife ‘gap year’: ‘How you can get the most value out of the short time you have’

Can a midlife break spent criss-crossing the globe bring renewed meaning to life?

Galway cyclists seek a ‘safe space’ four years on from collapse of Salthill project

‘You are caught between parked cars where you could be ‘doored’ at any moment, or fast-moving traffic’

Cyclists are forced to dress like construction workers as cars speed past with impunity

The Government’s approach to cycling safety is fundamentally flawed

Cycling awareness lessons should be mandatory to gain a driving licence

All pupils should have this opportunity as part of the Leaving Cert

Construction to begin on missing link of Dublin Port cycle route

Route’s two phases are designed to open access to port area and should be complete by 2027 and 2030

Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?

The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands

The helmets and hi-vis for cyclists are symptoms of the Irish problem, not the solution

You’ll see very few helmets on cyclists in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium, certainly no laws mandating their use

Judge finds Dublin Bus, not cyclist, responsible for collision with alighting passenger

Judge James O’Donohoe last week branded cyclists ‘a nightmare’, but on Thursday cleared a cyclist of liability for an accident

Former Tour de France sprint king Sam Bennett reveals he has had a heart procedure

Carrick-on-Suir rider had treatment for atrial fibrillation after noticing flutters and palpitations

The difference between running and cycling through the pain barrier

Ian O’Riordan: ‘At least cyclists don’t have to worry as much about stress fractures’, Ben Healy once told me

Judge who called cyclists ‘a nightmare’ was fined for failing to provide breath test to garda

Circuit Court judge James O’Donohoe was fined €600 in Galway in 2012 after pleading guilty to failing to comply

‘Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin’: Judge reduces €50,000 damages award by 80%

Court finds cyclist was mainly responsible for collision with motorbike in which he suffered brain and soft-tissue injuries

Canyon bikes founder eyes €1bn sales target

Roman Arnold vows to cut red tape and prices as premium brand struggles with end of pandemic cycling boom

Parents embrace cargo bikes for school and work commute: ‘It costs nothing to run’

Santry-based Shane Farrell loves the convenience of the cargo bike

A Passage to Innocence – Frank McNally on an anthology of old school routes remembered

Routes described range geographically from Caherdavin to China

Engineers seek restoration of public transport spending priority

Heavy reliance on private cars for travel cannot continue, Engineers Ireland warns

Fewer cyclists, motorbike riders and e-scooter users wearing safety helmets

Less than one in three on scooters wears head protection, observational study reveals

‘You see the belief’: Sam Bennett ‘motivated’ to reunite with former team manager Bogaerts

Waterford cyclist is in the final phase of his career but says he would like to race for several more seasons

Lara Gillespie wins gold at Track World Championships in Chile

Carlow woman prevails over Britain’s Katie Archibald in thrilling finish

Ryan Mullen signs two-year contract with Israel-Premier Tech cycling team

Multiple national road race and time trial champion to join Israeli-owned team next season

European bronze for David Gaffney in junior men’s road race

Third medal for Ireland at European Road Cycling Championships in France

Irish cyclists claim medals on opening day at European Championships

Conor Murphy second in junior individual time trial, Adam Rafferty third in under-23 event at European Road Cycling Championship

Bronze for Ben Healy in World Cycling Championships road race

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar defends title in Kigali

Bike-maker Giant seeks to revoke US ban over alleged forced labour

Giant is the world’s biggest bike manfacturer

Ronan Dunne claims bronze at UCI World Mountain Bike Championships in Switzerland

British rider Alice McWilliam wins 2025 Rás na mBan

Irish riders Eddie Dunbar and Archie Ryan primed and motivated for Vuelta a España

Vuelta will be a first Grand Tour start for 23-year-old Ryan

What makes Amsterdam a ‘cycling paradise’ compared with the ‘absolutely horrible’ experience of Dublin?

Greater uptake of cycling in the Netherlands and Denmark where infrastructure caters better for those on two wheels

‘Like finding a bit of gold’: The retired couple travelling Ireland’s Atlantic cycle route

The ‘relatively unknown’ EuroVelo trail goes from Belfast across to the west coast, down to the south coast and on to Rosslare Harbour

Hot Wheels - Frank McNally on the mystery of why anyone would steal a Dublin Bike

I was nevertheless baffled at the turn of events

Irish trio make history with Tour de France Femmes starts

Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin and Fiona Mangan go in the nine-stage race which gets under way on Saturday

Irish cycling community mourns death of Craig Sweetman at age 52

Former champion cyclist has died at the age of 52

Ben Healy holds on to yellow jersey after Tour de France Stage 11

Tadej Pogačar recovers from late crash to cross the line with fellow GC contenders

I roar at my daughter so loudly for not wearing a bike helmet, a passerby asks her if she is okay

When she says even with the roaring she stills wants to spend the day with me, I’m moved almost to tears and we hit the greenway

‘I want to honour the jersey as best I can’: Ben Healy relishing stint in Tour de France yellow

Taking yellow on Monday was the stuff of dreams for the Irish cyclist

How cycling has economic as well as health benefits

Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Cycle lanes should be designed with women and older people in mind

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