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Irish Customs seize 4,000 e-bikes in suspected international smuggling operation worth €4.5 million

Two warehouses were targeted in a joint operation with the European Anti-Fraud Office to crack down on illegal imports of e-bikes and e-scooters

Wed, Jun 04, 2025 11:59

Irish police pull cyclist over for speeding

Irish police pull over cyclist riding at “62km/h in a 50 zone” for “reckless cycling”

Triathlete's "memorable weekend" after going for a bike ride, only to be pulled over and given a "stiff warning" for "reckless cycling"

Tue, Apr 22, 2025 16:11

Police sergeant tells cyclist he broke law by not riding in cycle lane after reporting close pass driver – but Irish government insists vast majority of bike paths are not compulsory

The sergeant mistakenly claimed that the compulsory use of bike lanes had been widened, prompting the government to clarify that the law was only changed to allow electric mopeds and scooters to use cycling infrastructure

Tue, Mar 11, 2025 16:08

Van driver heads into cyclists at gravel race

Van driver forces cyclists into ditch, shouting “Watch this!” with “purposeful attempt to intimidate or harm” during gravel race

“We are relieved to report that all the riders are okay, but it’s frightening to think that with just one more inch, the outcome could have been very different,” the race organisers said

Wed, Nov 27, 2024 18:16

Police in Ireland stop cyclist for not having front or rear lights (Garda Traffic, Twitter)

Off-duty police officer filmed “dangerously” overtaking Irish cyclist, before flashing badge and “threatening” them, escapes prosecution but docked pay for “abuse of authority”

The officer, who allegedly spoke to the cyclist in a “discourteous manner” after the close pass, “received a temporary reduction in pay”, according to police records

Thu, Sep 12, 2024 11:49

Cyclist in Dublin (image by Alexander Parsalidis via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Camera cyclist submits footage of drivers on the phone and parking illegally to Irish police… and gets fined for riding through a red light

An investigation later found the police officer to be in “neglect of duty” for not responding to complaints of other drivers also running red lights, but the finding was quashed by the Chief Superintendent as “disproportionate”

Wed, Sep 11, 2024 11:33

€330,000 bike shed in Leinster House, Irish Parliament (Twitter)

Irish Prime Minister slams €336,000 bike shed at Parliament with 18 cycle stands — where your bike may still get wet in the rain — as “inexcusable and inexplicable”, as government orders review into “astronomical costs”

The bike shed at Leinster House was built last year and has caused a furore in the Oireachtas, with ministers from all parties, including Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan questioning how were the costs justified

Wed, Sep 04, 2024 18:14

Cycling campaigners paint fake “free parking” signs on pavement to protest against “anti-social” illegal parking in Dublin… but drivers continue to park over painted signs

The activists took the action to bring to light the council turning a blind eye to letting drivers park illegally with impunity, but the drivers wasted no time in making use of the fake parking bays regardless

Tue, Jul 23, 2024 12:27

Bike shed dispute over storage council called “visual clutter” (Google Maps)

Irish family told to remove “visual clutter” bespoke bike shed may now just park a trailer on driveway for storing bikes instead, after planning board claims “disorderly” timber-clad structure “would set an undesirable precedent”

The case was raised in the Irish Seanad this week, a senator questioning the logic of being permitted to "take up public space with my car outside of my house" but not when it comes to bicycles

Sun, Jul 21, 2024 10:00

Bike shed dispute over storage council called “visual clutter”

Irish family told bespoke bike shed is “visual clutter” and must be removed as it would “set an undesirable precedent”

During the planning dispute in Cork the owner argued "storing bikes in an easy-to-reach secure location helps to encourage adults and children to cycle more often", but has been told to remove the "disorderly form of development" by the council

Fri, Jul 12, 2024 10:39