Videos
Playback: March 2024 public meeting about implementing active travel infrastructure
Listen back to Dr Shane Timmons from the Economic and Social Research Institute talk about the key findings of the ESRI’s recently-published report about active travel infrastructure design and implementation.
Playback: public meeting about inclusive and accessible mobility insights
Listen back to our hybrid public meeting, held on 12 October 2023 and chaired by Rebecca Wogan. The topic was inclusive and accessible mobility insights. The speakers were:
Giulia Oeschger : Micro mobility and last mile mobility choice
Silvia de Sojo Caso : The gender gaps in human mobility
Brendan Smith, Crowd4Access : Mapping the Accessibility of Footpaths in our Cities, Towns and Villages
Sen Yan: Development of a clean air travel app for active travel users
Playback: public meeting about behaviour change science
Listen back to our hybrid public meeting, held on 14 September 2023 and chaired by Úna Morrison. The topic was behaviour change science and what it means for cycling advocacy.
Speakers:
Hans Zomer, Chief Executive Officer of Global Action Plan. Hans is driven by a profound interest in social and political change, and the steps each of us can take to change behaviour and policies to build a better world. His approach is based on a conviction that information and communication are crucial to accomplishing our goal.
Dr James Green from the University of Limerick, who uses insights from psychology to explore health related behaviours and communication. James is currently leading a project promoting the inclusive and sustainable uptake of ebikes.
Playback: public meeting about enabling the cycle to school
Listen back to our hybrid public meeting , held on 27 April 2023 and chaired by Damien Ó Tuama. The topic was Enabling Cycling to School.
Speakers: Cynthia O’ Mahony, an Infrastructure Officer from An Taisce’s Safe Routes to School team, presented on the topic “Safe Routes to School - Beyond Encouragement - How to Help Children to Travel Actively to School”.
Niamh Ní Cholmáin, Schools Mobility Outreach Officer with Dublin City Council, gave an overview of the installation of School Zones across the City since 2020.
Ellen Cullen, Dublin Cycling Campaign Chairperson, shared her experiences of cycling with children.
Dublin's Future: From Potholes to Progress
Dublin Cycling Campaign is delighted to release its brand new video entitled “Dublin’s Future: From Potholes to Progress”- see below. It was produced by DCC member Mark O’Neill, and in the video Mark shows why the future is looking bright for active transport in Dublin.
However, this bright future does depend on Dublin Cycling Campaign continuing with its campaigning and advocacy work to ensure that the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan is steadily implemented over the coming years and done so to a high standard.
Dublin Cycling Campaign does this advocacy work through committees of the Council to which we have been elected / appointed, through technical submissions we make on a regular basis, and through our other engagements with Councillors, officials and the media.
We are asking you to join Dublin Cycling Campaign and to persuade your friends to do likewise. We rely on volunteers contributing their time, passion and expertise, and on membership subscriptions from ordinary people who want to support our advocacy work.
Playback: public meeting about learning and sharing active transport knowledge and expertise
Listen back to our hybrid public meeting, held on 30 March 2023 and chaired by Úna Morrison. We heard about pathways for learning and sharing active transport knowledge and expertise. The speakers were:
Cian Ginty, Cycling Study Tours / Irish Cycle / Cycling For All
Robin van der Griend, Sustainable Mobility Consultant, Mobycon Academy
David O Connor, Head of Environment and Planning, TU Dublin
‘No one is born knowing how best to plan and design public realm projects focused on improving the experience for people walking and cycling.
International practice for how best to consult, design and create more inclusive, healthy, and thriving urban neighbourhoods is constantly evolving. Cities all around the world are all looking to solve similar problems regarding carbon emissions, air and noise pollution, traffic congestion, public health, accessibility, and inclusive mobility. Many cities have learned lessons which we could build upon. Yet sometimes, what works in one city, might not always make sense to copy and paste to other locations with different legislation, legacies and cultures. Local situations sometimes require unique solutions, but ones that can more easily be arrived at with knowledge of what’s been trialed elsewhere.
It will be of particular interest to professionals working in engineering, architecture and planning who want to find pathways to learning and understanding more about planning and delivering active travel infrastructure. The talks will also be of considerable interest to people advocating for safer cycling, who would like to find out how they can learn enough to be able to more effectively contribute to submissions on public consultations for cycle routes.’
Playback: public meeting about cargo bikes
Over the last 15 years cargo bikes have gone from a novelty to a regular sight on the streets of our cities and towns. These days it’s not unusual to see cargo bikes being used to ferry children to school, transport goods or deliver our letters and parcels . This month we gathered a variety of speakers to show how the cargo bike has become a viable car and van replacement.
Speakers:
Dr Robbie Egan, Centre for Transport Research, TCD
Neasa Bheilbigh, Galway Cycling Campaign; Cyclist.ie
Paddy Byrne, Life Pharmacy D4
Astrid van Gelder-Fitzpatrick, The Dutch Bike Shop
Playback: Developing and Cycling EuroVelo Route #1
Listen back to a special online public meeting jointly hosted by Cyclist.ie and Dublin Cycling Campaign on the topic of EuroVelo Route 1 (EV#1) in Ireland, also known as the Atlantic Coast Cycling Route. Our speakers were Doug Corrie from Sport Ireland, who explained the context around the development of EV#1 and the main considerations in identifying, signing and improving the route, and Florence Lessard, who tuned in from the North Coast of Quebec to share her experiences of cycling EV#1 and camping along the way.
Playback: Tales from Velocity and Walk21
Listen back to our virtual public meeting of 10 October 2022 where we heard from a number of active travel advocates from Ireland who had recently attended the international events Velo-city 2022, and Walk21. Speakers: Dr Damien Ó Tuama, Jo Sachs-Eldrige, Ellen Cullen, Katleen Bell-Bonjean, Rebecca Breslin.
Summer Cycle July 2022 - Video
Dublin Cycling Campaign was delighted to team up with the crew from Bloomin Crumlin / Crumlin Community Cycles for our Summer Fun Cycle on Sunday 10 July 2022 - and what a toasty day we got for it.
We met in the middle of Bangor Circle in Crumlin, and then took a very easy going 5km spin around the area, before finishing up with a picnic in Eamonn Ceannt Park to join in on the Family Fun Day being run there.
We had a great mixture of ages and abilities on the cycle, and it was lovely to meet new and long-time Dublin Cycling Campaign members over the course of the afternoon.
A big thanks to Siobhán McNamara from Dublin Cycling Campaign’s Executive Committee for leading on the organising - and to DCC Member Mark O’Neill for producing the gorgeous little video of the cycle you can see here
If you would like to help with organising a future seasonal cycle with Dublin Cycling Campaign, we would love to hear from you! See here
Playback: Cycle Friendly Employer Scheme
Dublin Cycling Campaign are delighted to present a webinar during Bikeweek on the Cycle Friendly Employer scheme, a European Cyclists’ Federation initiative, which is an employer certification programme to establish a European standard for cycle friendly companies.
We will hear from Froso Christofides, Members and Networks Manager (Cyprus) from the ECF who shall outline the roll out of this scheme across the EU.
How this works in practice will be shared by people from: Workday Enterprise Software (Killian Ormond, Green Team), DBFL Consulting Engineers (Robert Kelly & Mark Kelly) and from within the Department of Transport (Rebekah Maher, Higher Executive Officer – Facilities Management).
Michael O’Boyle will then summarise how the company he founded: Cycling Solutions Ireland, the CFE National Coordinator of the scheme for Ireland, is providing support to Irish employers and their employees, to cycle to and from work.
A question & answer session shall follow.
Colm Walsh, Executive Committee Member, Dublin Cycling Campaign shall chair the proceedings. More info: colm@yogadublin.com 086 2622811
Playback: Dublin Port Cycle Route Plans
Listen back to our virtual public meeting, held on 23 November 2021, to hear Lar Joye, Dublin Port Heritage Director, talk about cycling route plans for Dublin port. The meeting was chaired by David Timoney.
Playback: Why We Cycle: Dublin stories
To celebrate Bike Week 2021, at this meeting we heard from a range of people who get around Dublin by bike or trike. Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their inspiring stories:
Joan O’Connell
Martin Quinn
Ana Clara Fernandes
Clara Clark
Sean Byrne
Una Morrison
Loxi Land
Gwen Allman
Setanta Meyler
Ciara Tuç
The meeting was chaired by meteorologist Joanna Donnelly and organised by Siobhán McNamara.
Playback: Cycling holidays in Ireland
Listen back to our public meeting held on Zoom on 14 June 2021.
With many more people holidaying in Ireland this year, there has never been a better time to get off the beaten track and explore the boreens, byways and greenways of Ireland by bike.
Learn about great places to visit and things to do along the way, as well as tips on planning routes, finding quiet roads and packing those panniers!
Our speakers were:
• Louise Williams, Activist and Cyclist
• Marion Gaskin, Owner of Irish Cycling Safaris
• Mairéad Forsythe, Dublin Cycling Campaign Exec Committee member
• Michelle Hardiman, Volunteer with D12 Bike Bus
The event was chaired by Ellen Cullen and run by Siobhán McNamara.
Playback: Air Quality, Active Travel and Public Health
Listen back to our public meeting held on Zoom on 17 May 2021.
How does air quality affect public health? How can active travel improve air quality and public health? How is air quality monitored, and how can citizens get involved in measuring traffic and air quality in their locality?
Our speakers were:
Dr Colm Byrne, Consultant Geriatrician, Mater Hospital
Patrick Kenny, Manager, Ambient Air Quality I National Ambient Air Quality Unit, Environmental Protection Agency
Francesco Pilla, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD
Robert Burns, Director of Infrastructure and Climate Change, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
The event was chaired by Úna Morrison and organised by Mairéad Forsythe and Siobhán McNamara.
Playback: How can cycling enable mobility and independence?
Listen back to our virtual public meeting on inclusive cycling held on Saturday 24 April 2022. Thank you very much to all the speakers and contributors.
Dublin Cycling Campaign’s vision is a vibrant, liveable city where everybody can safely enjoy everyday walking and cycling, and we advocate for cycling infrastructure that is accessible to people of all ages and abilities. At this virtual public meeting we explored what cycling can offer for people with disabilities as a form of everyday transport, a mobility aid, and a help to physical and mental wellbeing.
Our speakers were:
• Isabelle Clement, Director of Wheels for Wellbeing, handcyclist.
• Dr Eoghan Clifford, Senior Lecturer Civil Engineering at NUI Galway, 4-time paracycling world champion.
• Ellis Palmer, news journalist and producer, CP handcycler.
• Mary Caulfield, journalist and disability activist, Dublin Cycling Campaign Executive Committee member.
This event was chaired by Joan O’Connell and organised by Mairéad Forsythe and Siobhán McNamara.
Playback: Celebrate International Women’s Day on Wheels
Ever heard the phrase that bikes are “freedom machines”? Join us to explore the realities of women cycling in Ireland on this International Women’s Day.
What kind of journeys do women need to take? What is their experience cycling in Dublin? What about secondary school girls cycling, what is holding back more girls from cycling? What does this imply for future infrastructure? How might public space be better shaped to suit more people?
Join us on Zoom at 8pm, on Monday the 8th of March to explore these questions, with a panel of experts including:
- Kathleen Jacobi, Engineer, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Travelling in a Woman’s Shoes Report
- Ciara Norton, Communications Officer, Green-Schools, #andshecycles National Campaign
- Síle Ginnane, Researching gender & cycling in Dublin, Women on Wheels Research
- Rebecca Jones, Design Engineer, Urban Movement Ltd., Co-design and community engagement
Please share this with a friend and join us at 8pm on the 8th for International Women’s Day.
This event will be chaired by Siobhán McNamara and is organised by Mairéad Forsythe and Conor Cahill.
Playback: How to Win Friends and Influence Policy and Actions of Public Authorities
Everything you wanted to know about writing letters, filling out surveys and making submissions to public consultations.
The thought of having to write what might seem like a thesis into yet another web form for a local or national authority might fill sane people full of dread.
A panel of experts presented on the topic and their experiences on how to influence the policy and actions of public authorities. This evening’s speakers include:
- Muireann O’Dea, South Dublin Cycling Advocacy Group, Love 30, & former Chair of Dublin Cycling Campaign
- Dr. Damien Ó Tuama, National Cycling Coordinator with Cyclist.ie and An Taisce
- Phoebe Duvall, Planning and Environmental Policy Officer, An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland
- David Clements, Project Manager, Strategic Planning Section, National Transport Authority
- Arran Bolger, former Infrastructure Working Group Lead, Dublin Cycling Campaign
- Kevin Baker, Chair, Dublin Cycling Campaign
The event was chaired by Cynthia O’Mahony, DLR Cycling Advocacy Group and former Climate Ambassador. Organised by Mairéad Forsythe and Conor Cahill are really grateful to everyone to attended and presented.
Presentation: New Year, New Opportunities To Progress Cycling in 2021
- Announcements, Kieran Ryan
- Introduction, Ellen Cullen
- Kissing Gates, Clara Clark
- Bike Box, Paschal O’Connor
- UN Road Safety Week, Mairéad Forsythe
- Convenience, Kevin O’Farrell
- Local Campaign Groups, Cynthia O’Mahony
- What’s Not to Dislike About HGVs?, Mike McKIllen
- Demand A Stand, Colm Walsh
- Safe Routes to School, Siobhan McNamara
- Polluted Air, an argument for active travel, Síle Ginnane
- County Cycle Campaign Championships, Damien Ó Tuama
- Q&A, Ellen Cullen
- Support, Conor Cahill
If you’d like to know more about how to get involved, please get in touch