Ray Cunningham

Climate change causes more extreme weather events, like last night's storm. One way to make our cities more resilient is to depave - to replace concrete with green spaces that absorb water.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Grace’s family and friends and the whole community, who are grieving the loss of this young girl

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A completely unacceptable and disgraceful headline from RTE.

“Driver avoids jail after woman killed while crossing road” strips responsibility from the person who caused her death.

Passive, consequence-free language like this normalises people being killed on our roads and obscures responsibility.

Darragh O'Brien has not lifted a finger to meet those targets.
He's continuing the stellar job he did in Housing.

Photo of Cllr Kamegni.

I want to say this clearly. The racist comments I’ve experienced online are not just upsetting, exhausting, or unpleasant. They are dehumanising. And that has a real impact, not just on me, but on others who see them and recognise themselves in them.
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are you familiar with Irish traffic laws?

Drone technologies are moving fast - and legislation needs to keep pace 🚁

My bill to regulate commercial drone activity will this week advance to second stage in the Dáil. The Bill sets out clear rules on planning permission and noise complaints as drones become more common in our skies.

Driver avoids jail after woman killed while crossing road A delivery driver who struck a woman as she was crossing the road due to "a momentary lapse in attention" has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.

A delivery driver who struck a woman as she was crossing the road due to "a momentary lapse in attention" has been given a 12-month suspended sentence

Councillor calls for abolition of controversial Active Travel law - News - Waterford News & Star Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien pushed back against claims that Active Travel was causing increased distress for road users with no ...

Councillor calls for abolition of Active Travel law.

"Cllr. Wyse said he was a supporter of pro-cyclist and pedestrian infrastructure"

It is evident from his words that he is not a supporter as he falsely claims.

Statement on the killing of Alex Pretti

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I try to stay positive. But Canney and O'Brien don't make it easy...

We have a real problem with road safety in Ireland.
If Sean Canney thinks it can be solved with high-vis vests, he is obviously incapable of doing his job.

This, and also I'm guessing dealers buy them for kids as payment/inducement for carrying drugs

It's not acceptable that the only way to get live updates on public transport is by having an account on X which is now under investigation for CSAM. TFI and Irish Rail need to start providing accessible and reliable updates on their own platforms instead of relying on X. #SpeirGorm

Photo of a sign in platelet clinic talking about how your donation helps people

January platelet donation

Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland — Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without …

A fundamental question in the "hi-viz debate" I never see asked is —

If a motorist has difficulty seeing someone or something on the road ahead then should they not seek medical attention, or surrender their license?

No motorist should assume what's ahead of them will be painted yellow.

He's beem sitting on the strategy for a year!

But it won't be. The draft strategy has been with Seán Canney for 9 months. Even if it's approved soon, there's nothing to suggest that it won't be implemented at the same glacial pace. Meanwhile, they've cancelled the pilot which was supposed to deliver cameras last year.

'I'd prefer to get a bus but I'll have to buy a car': Transport struggles in Dublin's suburbs Some 1,400 homes have been built in the area in the past decade – but locals complain public transport has not kept up with the boom.

I spoke with @thejournal.ie about how bus capacity isn't keeping up with the numbers of new houses being build in Dublin 15 (Hollywoodrath, Kilmartin Grove) and the impact this is having on commuters www.thejournal.ie/bus-transpor...

Sarah Moss: The helmets and hi-vis for cyclists are symptoms of the Irish problem, not the solution You’ll see very few helmets on cyclists in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium, certainly no laws mandating their use

Anyone who thinks cyclists “come out of nowhere” should not be in control of a vehicle. I was there when you did not see me because you did not look.
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The kids in Chapelizod wrote a letter to the Traffic department asking for safer routes to school...

Dublin is the third most congested city and sixth slowest city in the world for traffic The latest research from Satnav company TomTom shows that the average speed during rush hour in Dublin is 13.5 km/h.

If Darragh O'Brien cancels a few more rail projects, we can aim for the number 1 spot next year! That must be his strategy..

Say his name: Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care nurse, ten shots. Gunned down by ICE on a Minneapolis street, blood on the President’s hands.

This EU Citizens Initiative has the momentum to pass.

If you're in Ireland or any other EU state — and want the EU to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement after the genocide in Palestine — add your name here.

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Public meeting Climate Change John Gibbons discusses his book The Lie of the Land with Cllr. David Healy. Marine Hotel, Wed 4th Feb 1930 (photographs of John, the book cover, David, Green Party logo) david.healy@greenparty.ie; davidhealy.com

John Gibbons, author of The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis, will speak at a public meeting in the Marine Hotel, Sutton at 7.30pm on Wednesday 4th February.

YouTube video by Oliver Moran Consultation on 30km/h zones

Cork City Council is holding a consultation on 30km/h zones. Broadly speaking: city streets and residential areas.

However, there's a grey area in some residential zones. Are these resident's streets or motorist's roads?

Have your say before Friday, 13 February: consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultat...

We have a great opportunity to become leaders in renewable energy.
But our Minister for Climate is desperate to import fossil fuels instead.
He needs to get his priorities straight.

Seven runners at the top of Three Rock, glad the uphill is over

Great club run up to Three Rock this morning

We should make crash helmets mandatory for drivers and their passengers in that case. They also get head injuries.