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Kildare R448 cycle lane protest

Safety work to be carried out on “North Korean style” cycle lane after complaints of a “pilot scheme that has no pilot”

The safety work will take place before the Rás Tailteann uses the road in May

Wed, Feb 18, 2026 10:43
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Kildare R448 cycle lane protest

“North Korean-style project”: Anti-cycle lane protesters block road and claim new bike path will make route a “death trap” and “obstacle course”

Protest comes after Irish farmers in Kildare said the new cycle lane means the road is too narrow for combine harvesters, while other critics have claimed the 3km cycleway will not be used

Tue, Aug 19, 2025 09:46
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Combine harvester

Irish farmers claim new cycle lane means road too narrow for combine harvesters, as local group angry at “North Korean-style project”

Major infrastructure project sees council spend €1.6m on 3.5km cycle route in Kildare, but farmers say the works to install the bike lane have hit them hard at harvest time

Tue, Aug 12, 2025 15:40
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NHS worker stolen bike

Plan to cut down 140 trees for cycle lane to new housing development sparks debate

The council has warned building proposed cycle lanes to the new 400-property estate could compromise the trees' root system

Sun, Oct 23, 2022 14:02
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