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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” cycle lane project that locals say has “no purpose” blamed for more than 40 incidents

Residents are also concerned by a proposed increase in the speed limit and the lack of street lighting along the R488

Wed, Nov 26, 2025 12:07
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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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