Families have been enjoying the use of our free trial on our ecargobikes over the summer weeks.. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for information on booking on. #Limerick #ecargobike #betterbybike @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @pedestrianlk.bsky.social @iscycle.bsky.social
Robin and his two cool dudes have been enjoying free trialling one of our ecargo bikes. We Offer free trials to families to support them making choice on best bike for them. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for info #limerick #activetravel #ecargobike
Thanks Ronan for the mention. It's great to hear that people move onto buy their own ecargo bike after utilising our ecargobike trial... Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for info on how to Book free trial of ecargobike
Ronan Skehill@skehillr.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday, on the school I spotted a new long tail cargo bike arriving at school with kids on the back. I know they had a trial of a Limerick cargo bike via @pfitzp.bsky.social earlier in the year - it is so great to see how trials do result in people swapping the car for a bike to do the school run.
Ecargobikes are a great way to move around the city 4 shopping, leisure, work or schooldrops. Our campaign has 2 types of ecargo bikes available for families to trial. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for queries #limerick #activetravel #ecargobike @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
Ecargobikes are a great way to move around the city 4 shopping, leisure, work or schooldrops. Our campaign has 2 types of ecargo bikes available for families/individuals to trial out. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for queries #limerick #ecargobike @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
Remarkable plans by the Mayor of Limerick. This would be a huge transformation. www.limerickleader.ie/news/politic...
Huge shake-up for traffic in Limerick city centre under mayoral plan
Urban beach is back as Mayor John Moran outlines his vision for summer in Limerick
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Bike week came to an end with a street fest on Davis Street followed by a cycle around the city's 3 bridges.. Great to see a nice crowd attend... #bikeweek #limerick @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social #ecargobike
Three transition-year students from Mungret Community College in Limerick - Juno Loughran (16), Laura Pietruszkiewicz (16) and Dolmarian Ugwuagbo (15) – told the gathering at Leinster House that 20 per cent of boys cycle to their school, but just 2 per www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Campaigners highlight gulf between numbers of boys and girls cycling to school
Research commissioned by insurer finds that only 3% of Irish population cycles daily
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Meander around Limerick City west as part of Bike week... Meet up. Is at 7pm at Mungret Park
Ecargobikes are a great way to move around the city 4 shopping, leisure, work or schooldrops. Our campaign has 2 types of ecargo bikes available for families/individuals to trial out. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for queries #limerick #ecargobike @irishcycle.com @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social
Come along to our Public Meeting to find out more about what Limerick Cycling Campaign gets up to #limerick #ecargobike #limerickactietravel #bikeweek
Bike Week in Limerick kicks off on Sat 9th of May. The highlight is Limerick Rolls on Saturday 16th, a street party and group cycle All events here: www.limerick.ie/discover/wha... @pedestrianlk.bsky.social @limerickecargobike.bsky.social @lmkurbancycling.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social 🚲
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Tomas & family are trialing one of our ecargobikes support them making choices around sustainable transport for their family.. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com if interested in trialing one 4 yourself #limerick #limerickactivetravel #urbancycling #ecargobike #irishcyclingcampaign
Ecargobikes are a great way to move around the city 4 shopping, leisure, work or schooldrops. Our campaign has 2 types of ecargo bikes available for families/individuals to trial out. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for queries #limerick #ecargobike
One of the hardest parts of buying a cargo bike is visualizing the actual footprint. This site lets you compare the exact dimensions of 232 different models down to the cm or inch. I highly recommend bookmarking this if you're trying to figure out what fits your life. 🔗 bikes.louiseveillard.com
🧵 If you are not familiar with the City of Limerick you don’t understand culture, life or art. It’s one of those world cities that beats with the zeitgeist. It was seat of the only Irish Soviet & left wing when the Irish theocracy was far right socially. Its authors & poets were alternative … [1]
Street Art Utopia@streetartutopia.com · 4mo ago🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...
'Working with their various councils’ traffic management and active travel departments, residents’ associations can bring about meaningful changes.' www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Our streets can be made safer for children to walk, scoot, cycle and play outside
If you grew up on a street, a road or an estate in the 1980s, you will probably have plenty of memories of playing outside
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Excellent academic comparison of cycling in London, NY, Paris and Berlin. Progress across the aboard but transformations incomplete and cutbacks can threaten growth. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Cycling in New York, London, Paris, and Berlin before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Reader environment loaded
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Fuel prices are climbing and family budgets are under pressure. Could an electric cargo bike be the answer? We've put together a full guide on how much a family cargo bike actually costs: cyclesprog.co.uk/cargo-bikes/how-much-does-an-electric-family-cargo-bike-cost
How much does an electric family cargo bike cost?
Are you thinking of buying an e-cargo bike for your family? Here's everything you need to know about the cost of buying and owning one.
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Check out trials of ecargo bikes at Limerickecargobike@gmail.com
Cargo bike trials show high post study purchase, plus half of trips replace car miles
A new cargo bike study in Britain pulling in the insight of 2,000 adults, plus the lived experience of 49
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To withstand this crisis we must invest in public transport, green energy and infrastructure of low-carbon initiatives like cycling and infrastructure for active travel.
Irish Examiner@irishexaminer.bsky.social · 5mo agoGreat thread here on ecargo bikes for people to read: ecargo bike are a game changer for families or small businesses. @limerickecargobike.bsky.social offers free trails of Ecargobikes to families in #limerick city area. Contact Limerickecargobike@gmail.com for queries
John Legge@johnlegge.bsky.social · 5mo agoFuel prices are going up again. A quick thread on the wonders of e-bikes
Cork new's e-bike library to offer a chance to try before you buy The scheme, which has already been successfully piloted in Dublin, will give households the opportunity to test out what type of e-bike might best suit their needs. www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Cork new's e-bike library to offer a chance to try before you buy
The scheme, which has already been successfully piloted in Dublin, will give households the opportunity to test out what type of e-bike might best ...
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"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is." It’s not wrong. #UrbanTruth
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was “the most influential city in the world”, says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: “The bike beat the car.”
🆕 Report shows that cities can achieve what was once thought impossible: "cutting toxic air pollution by 20-45% in a little over a decade,” said Cecilia Vaca Jones, executive director of Breathe Cities www.theguardian.com/environment/...
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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E-bike curious? Mark your calendars 📅 An E-Bike Library is coming to Cork this April, a chance to try electric bikes and see how they can change the way we get around Cork. @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
E-bike 'library' to let Cork residents see which suits their needs
Regional reports from the Irish Examiner team
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FYI the 1970s oil crisis was the impetus for Copenhagen turning into a cycling city
Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let's do that now. - Streetsblog Chicago
"The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."
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Great thread on using ecargo bike from @skehillr.bsky.social , Ronan trial led one of our cargobikes to get a feel for what works for hi I'm... Result, 100km done on his own bike since October, and family having a blast on school runs... Happy cycling Ronan...
Ronan Skehill@skehillr.bsky.social · 5mo agoLongish thread about cycling a cargo bike around Limerick and the bike itself. After trialing a cargo bike Pat and @limerickecargobike.bsky.social - we decided to buy this bike from Decathlon. We have over 1000km done since October. We go every morning - regardless of the weather.
"The vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars, the NTA’s 2025 Walking and Cycling Index has found." @darraghobrientd.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes
Residents of Ireland’s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars
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“Children are not killed because they're not wearing high-vis vests. Children are killed because people are speeding, they are inattentive, they are drink driving, they're on their mobile phones, or the design of our roads is not appropriate.” Cllr Alan Curran www.independent.ie/regionals/ga...
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...
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