The Dublin Cycling Campaign is an independent, voluntary lobby group that has been working to improve the city for all cyclists for over a decade and a half.
Contacts for potholes, dangerous drivers etc.
Who to contact
Who should you contact if you have a cycling related issue such as potholes, illegal parking or dangerous driving? This page has some suggestions.
Dos and donts
- Be polite and businesslike in seeking a better service, response or action.
- Include a sketch map if the issue relates to a particular location.
- Let us know how you get on: info@dublincycling.ie.
Public bodies
| What | Who | Mail/Web | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| HGV vehicle overloading, load shedding, load imbalance | Road Safety Authority | http://www.rsa.ie/ The Road Safety Authority Moy Business Park Primrose Hill Ballina Co. Mayo info@rsa.ie |
670 7444 |
| Dangerous driving | Garda Traffic Watch | 1890 205 805 | |
| Road safety presentations | Garda Road Safety Unit | chieft@iol.ie | 666 9827 |
| Ongoing road works and construction work causing danger to cyclists | Health and Safety Authority | Workplace Contact Unit Health and Safety Authority Metropolitan Building James Joyce Street Dublin 1 wcu@hsa.ie |
1890 289 389 |
| Transport planning | Dublin Transport Office | http://www.dto.ie Floor 3, Block 6, Irish Life Centre Lower Abbey Street Dublin 1 info@dto.ie |
879 8300 |
Local Councils
Dublin is divided into four local councils. The contacts in each council are listed below.
Dublin City Council
http://www.dublincity.ie/
Civic Offices
Wood Quay
Dublin 8
| What | Who | Mail/Web | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illegal parking in cycle lanes (and elsewhere) | Dublin City Council clampers | 602 2500 639 0742 |
|
| Persistent parking offenders | ParkingEnforcement @dublincity.ie | ||
| Broken streetlights | Public lighting division, Maintenance | 222 4444 | |
| HGV permit queries 5-axle HGVs spotted within canal cordon area between 7am and 7pm |
Niall Bolger | niall.bolger @dublincity.ie | 222 5271 |
| Emergency numbers, all services | 679 6186 | ||
| Cycling issues, including cycle training | Cycling Officer - Niall Gormley | niall.gormley @dublincity.ie | |
| Cycle track maintenance | Road Maintenance Division | ||
| Road works and road openings | Roadworks / Openings Control Unit | roadworks. control @dublincity.ie | |
| Traffic congestion | Traffic Control Centre | 1800 233 949 | |
| Councillors | Dublin City web | ||
| Quality Bush Corridors | Quality Bus Network Project Office | Dublin City web | |
| Other contact details | Dublin City web |
Fingal County Council
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/
Transportation Department
Fingal County Council
Grove Road
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15 Tel: 890 5818, Fax: 890 5841
roads@fingalcoco.ie
| What | Who | Mail/Web | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road maintenance, potholes, reinstatements following road works - Balbriggan | Road Maintenance Depot | Fancourt Heights, Balbriggan | 841 2604 841 2062 |
| Road maintenance - Swords | Road Maintenance Depot | Watery Lane, Swords | 890 5928 890 5935 |
| Road maintenance - Coolmine | Road Maintenance Depot | Coolmine Industrial Estate | 821 4446 |
| Traffic signal faults | traffic @fingalcoco.ie | 890 5865 | |
| Public lighting faults | Public Lighting Division | roads @fingalcoco.ie | 890 5870 |
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
http://www.dlrcoco.ie
Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council
County Hall
Marine Road
Dún Laoghaire
County Dublin
Tel: 205 4700
corp@dlrcoco.ie
| What | Who | Mail/Web | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road design and construction Road maintenance Roads control unit Public lighting Traffic management Roads forward panning / development control |
Transportation Dept | transportation @dlrcoco.ie | 204 4879 |
| Road safety | Transportation Dept | transportation @dlrcoco.ie | 205 4813 |
South Dublin County Council
http://www.sdcc.ie/
South Dublin County Council
Country Hall
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Tel: 414 9000
| What | Who | Mail/Web | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road maintenance issues | Roads Administration | 414 9301 | |
| Traffic management, Traffic signal faults |
Traffic Management Centre | 426 6826 | |
| General | Customer Care | SDCC Web | 414 9000 |

