Dermot Hanney

A schematic map titled “Mullingar TFI Bus Services” showing two bus routes, MU1 in green and MU2 in blue, with stops and key locations. Both routes start at the town centre near Mullingar Station (marked with a train icon) and run through different parts of the town. MU1 heads southeast to Ballinderry Road, passing stops including Clonmore Road, Greyhound Stadium, Hillside Drive, Millmount, and Ballinderry Road terminus. MU2 travels west and north in a loop, reaching Mullingar Business Park, Ardleaun Heights, Rathgowan Park, Farranshock Park, Ashefield, and Lough Sheever Corporate Park. Hospitals (Regional Hospital and Saint Mary’s Hospital) and a cathedral are marked with icons. An orange dashed line indicates the railway running north-south through Mullingar, connecting to Sligo and Dublin. A legend in the bottom right explains symbols for bus routes, railway, terminus points, business parks, churches, hospitals, and the rail station. The map notes that service to Presentation Convent stop will start later. The map is dated January 2026 and is not to scale.

Mullingar’s new MU1 and MU2 town buses start 22 Feb, linking key destinations every 30 mins via the #Transport for #Ireland network. Extended hours, Leap Card and Free Travel Passes support commuting, healthcare, social trips and sustainable travel.
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Which does make you wonder why can’t we make push for more universal use of public transport, walking and cycling at the expense of private car. It’s the exact same reasoning

Capital > Maintenance in eyes of people who hold purse strings

I'm always amazed at the economic vitality of Utrecht: Businesses are thriving, cafes are full, streets are clean, buses run on time.

The main street through town holds buses, service vehicles, and people -- walking, on bike & cargo bikes.

Want a city that works? Invest in people, not their cars.

Does anybody know how to get a greenway added to Google Maps? For the Ballina end of the Ballina to Killala Greenway (a work in progress), they don't seem to want to accept my route.

It's important because Google Maps is directing people, such as touring cyclists, onto the 80km/h Killala Road.

The only thing it highlights we can be doing more of to me is appraising bike hire design, especially e-bikes, with a view to accreditation for safe design. The wider issue is same as ever. Need more safe infrastructure for cycling.

It’s probably a lot to do with the unintended cost of growth in bike hire / leasing demand somewhat cannibalising the individual bicycle sale market.

All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms — Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…

All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...

Hi all campaigners and councillors here: I'm looking at writing an article on what you'd recommend for any person or group who's frustrated with progress on X, Y or Z cycle route or pedestrian crossing, etc, and what would you recommend to them? If you want to contribute, can you please...

Colourful fingerpost (?) signs for walking around Canary Wharf added

New wayfinding signage in Canary Wharf

Ah very good. Had no idea but makes sense. Let’s see how robust the system is.

Interesting!

Post box closed with a curious “automated system coming soon” attached to it

Anyone able to explain what is going on here? How can one automate a post box?

I guess there might be a mini project here as a follow on on how London connects into and out of its core cycleways

Also here in Greenwich

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Transport for New Homes Bringing transport and planning together

Revamped website for @transportfornewhomes.org.uk - lots of research showing the gap between the good words in planning policy on sustainable transport and then what actually built on the ground: www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk

Just a simple comparison (these numbers are moving all the time so no absolutes here)…

But certainly in original plans, HS2 aiming for 18 passenger trains per HOUR, whereas from what I can tell from online the Turin Lyon tunnel is only planning for 22 passenger trains per DAY.

The issue for UK is not it shouldn’t build high speed rail, but why does high spreed rail cost so much to build? As someone raised in the comments here, the cost per passenger km is not so great as this will be a high use route so maybe we are in many ways simply miscalculating these schemes costs

This is *before* the new budget increases, which could take the total cost over £100bn www.ft.com/content/3f73...

I mean, it’s absurdly high, but it will actually run a lot of traffic and so won’t be the highest cost per seat mile.

Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara. According to court reports yesterday, Judge O’Donohoe said in the Circuit Civil Court said: “You never know with cyclists what they are going to do or anticipate what they are going to do...

Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test

A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that "Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin" pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser in Connemara.…

Very sorry to hear @samfr.bsky.social

It was interesting that this morning walking to office in places it was ok to walk until facing an all asphalt pavement. I seriously doubt anyone putting it in thought about how treacherous the surface is when it’s cold and damp.

This might be a helpful addendum so by @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social

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It’s better to follow the London model planned of charging through the dock. The only downside to this is cost so hopefully they can make it all scalable but otherwise it solves charging and tidiness

I was looking for that the other day on iPlayer. I assume it’ll now be up post Christmas Day 👍

And there was I thinking I was the only to get this sort of picture at St T’s. Congratulations! Enjoy going back to Westminster when they make it too.

I’m always intrigued what solution should be, as just relying on central Gov to step in when failure occurs doesn’t seem efficient. My hunch is Network Rail has the answer as, in the main, they get funding to renew pre failure. But councils can only ask for this ad hoc? Or it’s there but underused?

@secondcaptains.bsky.social @kenearly.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @dionfanning.bsky.social player that fell off cliff example after major transfer in Premier League after looking world class example missed = Andriy Shevchenko at Chelsea. Never got off the ground after looking amazing at AC

Back To The Future In East Oxford I have been doing some work in Oxford, and on a recent visit, I had the chance to look at some historic traffic calming in East Oxford which...

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!

In my latest blog post, I go back to the future in East Oxford.

therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2025/12/back...

Table - summary estimate of how much imported oil goes towards fuel transport in the USA Total used in transportation (all vehicles + aircraft) ~65–70% Used for on-road vehicle fuels (gasoline + diesel) ~45–55%

This is where blind reliance on cars and ignorance of decarbonisation gets you

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