We recognise the dangers presented by the lithium batteries which are used in electric bikes and the unjust and unsustainable practices that it is extracted through. The nature of lithium batteries, which contain a large amount of energy in a small space, means they are highly flammable with fires developing rapidly and at a very …
Thinking of buying a new bike? Heard about the Bike to Work scheme? Our Ethos We are a social enterprise working for Galway’s community and environment. An Mheitheal Rothar are delighted to announce that we are now selling new bikes which are eligible for the Cycle to Work scheme. Your purchase of a new bike …
An Mheitheal Rothar’s Lead Coordinator Paul O’Donnell talks ReCycle Your Cycle and bikes in a time of Covid-19 with Donncha Foley of Volunteer Galway. Listen to the podcast here.
An Mheitheal Rothar, Galway’s community bike workshop at NUI Galway, has celebrated two big wins in a matter of weeks. An Mheitheal Rothar’s Recycle Your Cycle initiative involves taking bikes sent for scrap to council waste depots and fixing them up for sale. After a tough pitching competition in Dublin in November, ReCycle Your Cycle …
Do you think we need more cycle lanes and safer roads for pedestrians and cyclists in Galway? Do you think we need more cycle parking to replace those taken out by the council in 2015!? Well here’s a campaign our friends in the Dublin Cycling Campaign are organising – please share with anyone you know …
Galway is the most congested city in Ireland, a new study on traffic jams has revealed. Drivers in Galway spent an average of 43.5 hours sitting in rush hour traffic last year. This surpasses Dublin where drivers there spent 31.4 hours sitting in traffic jams. Cork drivers spent an average of 24.5 hours in traffic …