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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

Can the gangly teenager Paul Seixas save French cycling?

While Tadej Pogacar chases more cycling history in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, Seixas is fast making a name for himself

Three Irish cyclists hospitalised after being hit by car in Spain

Injured trio part of nine-person group from Cork that had travelled to Alicante for cycling holiday

Cycle-lane misuse is an accident waiting to happen

E-bike users are travelling at speed in the wrong direction

Give me an e-scooter over a single occupancy car any day

We don’t need to ban e-scooters. We need to start planning for them

Ireland can learn from Germany’s cycling code

Authorities set the tone for good etiquette

Cycling and road safety

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

Dangerous cyclists remain a menace in a more bicycle-friendly Paris

I frequently rail against Parisian cyclists who blithely ignore all the rules

Bike theft can mean a real loss of independence for teenagers

A new scheme from Fingal County Council aims to ensure children can continue cycling despite the losses of their bikes, bringing many benefits to them and us

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

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