Bicycle theft in Ireland has doubled in Ireland since the introduction of the Bike to Work scheme in 2009. Almost 4,500 bicycle thefts[1] were reported in Dublin in 2013, but the actual number of bike thefts is likely to be in the region of 20,000 in 2013 according to Irish household surveys[2] and international experience[3,4]. The chances of a bike thief being caught is low, with a conviction rate of only 2%[5] or reported thefts. Approximately 230,000 bicycles are imported into Ireland each year[6]. “Bike theft is a low-risk, high-reward crime. If cars were being stolen at this rate there would be uproar.” Says Keith Byrne, Chairperson of the Dublin Cycling Campaign. Continue reading Call for co-ordinated plan to combat soaring bike theft
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Gathering of Greenway and Rural Cycleway Groups in Ireland Sat 18th Oct
Saturday 18th October 2014
Tailor’s Hall, Back Lane, Christchurch, Dublin 8
13:30 for lunch / 14:00 start / 16:30 finish / informal socialising afterwards
Hosted by Cyclist.ie – Irish Cycling Advocacy Network Continue reading Gathering of Greenway and Rural Cycleway Groups in Ireland Sat 18th Oct
Nantes – Velo-City 2015, 2 – 5 June
After Seville in 2011 and Vienna in 2013, Nantes Métropole has been chosen by ECF to host the 2015 Velo-City conference at La Cité, Nantes Events Center. Nantes was selected for its investment in terms of cycling policy. Nantes will seek to meet four key objectives:
- Create a replicable model dedicated to regional cities
- Build on the strengths and weaknesses of the Nantes experience and other French cities
- Reach out to the world
- Create a future inspired by cycling
More information: Velo-City 2015 website and Conference Information
ECF Delegate Conference and Local Authority Seminar – Presentations
The following are the presentations from the recent ECF Delegate Conference and Local Authority Seminar hosted by the Dublin Cycling Campaign
- Bernhard Ensink
- Joe Seymour
- Kevin Mayne
- Michael Aherne 1 of 2 & Michael Aherne 2 of 2
- Mike McKillen
- Orla Corrigan
- Seamus MacGearailt
Other presentations
Local Elections
With the local elections looming (23 May) and candidate selection almost complete, Cyclist.ie sent out today its on-line survey questionnaire to all the party HQs and Directors of Elections seeking their cooperation in getting the link to each candidate and asking them to take the trouble to complete the survey. Continue reading Local Elections
ECF AGM
European Cyclists’ Federation AGM & Events – April 2014
Dublin Cycling Campaign and Cyclist.ie are working hard on preparations for hosting the 2014 AGM of the European Cyclists’ Federation; see also ECF 2014
Burkhard Horn – Dublin Cycling Campaign Lecture 2013
Saddlesore and sights: Racing by bike from Bristol to Machynlleth
If tackling a 140-mile bike ride across some of the most mountainous parts of Wales in the space of a day doesn’t sound like your sort of thing, then you’re probably not alone.
But there are a few of us cyclists around for whom that kind of proposition is too alluring to ignore. Read more
Cyclist.ie meeting Galway Sat 25th NUIG 11a.m.
Sky Ride Etape Hibernia
INTERNATIONAL CYCLING EVENT LAUNCHED IN IRELAND
The Sky Ride Etape Hibernia to attract thousands of cyclists to County Clare
Ireland is set to become home to an annual international cycling event organised by the world’s largest sports, entertainment and media company.
IMG today, in partnership with Sky, Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Development, the Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau, Clare County Council, announced details of the country’s first closed road cycle event.
The Sky Ride Etape Hibernia will take place over an 80-mile (approx) course in scenic County Clare on Sunday, August 22nd 2010.