Limerick Urban Cycling

Superb thread from @skehillr.bsky.social
#Limerick

Nescio Bridge, Amsterdam. It allows people to cycle from the city centre over the Amsterdam-Rhine canal to the new housing distrcit IJburg. Built in 2005 it cost €9.5m and was designed by British architects WilkinsonEyre.

Bring it into the communities by recording it and making the recording available. It will suddenly be in all communities.

patrick star and spongebob squarepants are riding a roller coaster together . ALT: patrick star and spongebob squarepants are riding a roller coaster together .

Morning, folks.

The March meeting of the Metro District of Limerick Council is this morning at 9:45am.

Hold your excitement: I know it's small. Will be watching it on the web, feel free to follow along.🧵

#CouncilMeetingThread

the_thinking_great_ape You know what WON'T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Sunlight and solar panels. @nickofnz

Increase in people using cycle lanes Olivia Kelly, Dublin Editor with the Irish Times.

Segment below where @rteradio1.bsky.social David McCullough chats to @irishtimes.com Olivia Kelly about the results of the National Walking & Cycling Index.

There is huge support for investment in active travel infrastructure across our 5 cities. 🚶‍♀️👩‍🦽🚲

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TUS landmark Indoor Cycling Track and Arena plans lodged for Coonagh Campus TUS landmark Indoor Cycling Track and Arena plans lodged for Coonagh Campus. President of TUS, Professor Vincent Cunnane pictured with Chief Executive Officer of Cycling Ireland, James Quilligan TUS a...

TUS landmark Indoor Cycling Track and Arena plans lodged for Coonagh Campus 💚🚲

#limerick #lovelimerick #limerickandproud #northcityarena #education

www.ilovelimerick.ie/tus-indoor-c...

How often do you cycle!? Let the Journal know-

www.thejournal.ie/cycling-irel...

The Grand Stretch

An album cover featuring a blank white wall with a row of bicycles at the bottom. There is a rider on one of the bicycles. There is text in the upper left: "Getting Around, Dexter Gordon, Bobby Hutcherson, Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, Billy Higgins".

Jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon riding in Copenhagen, where he lived, for the cover of his album Gettin' Around.

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dexter!
February 27 (1923-1990)

📷Francis Wolff

I really need to highlight two wonderful book shops in Limerick city....Celtic Bookshop opposite Hunt Museum which I only ventured to recently. Fabulous curated selection of books of Irish interest. Absolute treasure trove! Quay books as a wonderful second hand book option in Sarsfield St.

***NEW SHOW***
David O'Doherty
Highway to the David Zone
Dolans Warehouse, Jan 7th & 8th 2027
Tickets on sale NOW from Dolans.ie

@phlaimeaux.bsky.social

#davidodoherty #comedy #standup #dolans #speirgorm

This should be the standard, can kids cycle to school.

FFG have opposed the recording and streaming of Limerick Council meetings for years. Now, it's back on the table in a very public way after media coverage of the latest goings-on.
#LimerickCity

www.limerick.ie/council/serv...

Galway councillor claims RSA messaging amounts to ‘victim blaming’ – ‘Children are not killed because of a lack of high-vis vests’ A Galway councillor has called for a “no confidence” vote and a major overhaul of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), claiming its education campaigns place responsibility on vulnerable road users rather...

7 deaths on our roads over the weekend including a 16 y/o girl walking her dog.

Why the obsession over hi-vis? Why the reduction in active travel funding?
Where are the 30km/h zones?
Where are the red light cameras?
Why no enforcement?
Why aren't intelligent speed systems default on new cars?

2025 numbers are in (as in, I've gotten around to checking them)

143,944 bike trips. A small increase of about 6%

Real number around 147,000*

*(see quoted post)

Photo of actor Sidney Poitier on a bicycle in front of a fountain.

Sidney Poitier on location in Seattle for the filming of the 1965 drama The Slender Thread

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Sidney!
February 20 (1927-2022)

There's a city centre transport plan coming soon, due to be published in a few weeks after being delayed for about a year.
It then goes for public consultation.
Good opportunity to get support for a better city centre.

Mango opening tomorrow.

On this evening in Limerick @ 7.30pm in Mary Immaculate College. @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social All Welcome.

Since the mayor got elected it's been very negative in the Council.

John Moran's blog post is remarkable and required reading for anyone in Limerick, or anyone interested in local politics

www.johnmoran.ie/from_your_ma...

Morning folks.

The February Limerick Council (Metropolitan District) meeting is at 9:45am.

Will be watching on the web, as is my wont. Live tweeting/bleeting it, as is my curse. Feel free to follow along.🧵

#CouncilMeetingThread

Still time to show your support for 30km speed limits in Cork city. Get your submissions into Cork City Council before 5pm tomorrow here 👉 consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultat...

I could also use footage from Dublin. Submit here if you have any that you’d like to share.

(Transit, skyline, high streets, housing, city centre, suburbs, bike infrastructure, etc.)

docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z-C...

We should advance BusConnects in line with developments like this

Seconding this! Great subscription to have

M50 full, Dublin out of water, carbon budgets being breached, massive fines incoming.

And Cork and Shannon airports sitting there with capacity for another 5 million passengers.

Department of Transport u-turns on mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists 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.

Department of Transport u-turns on mandatory helmets and high-vis for cyclists

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…

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🛍️ Our 2026 home jersey will be available to purchase at the Limerick Milk Market tomorrow from 8am - 3pm!

Call down for your first chance to purchase the jersey this year!

#WeAreTreaty