World Cafe Style Meeting 
Mon 14th Jan, 7pm
Start the New Year on the right pedal & promote cycling!

Our first meeting of 2019 will take place in our usual venue - the Central Hotel on Exchequer Street. All are welcome.

The meeting starts at 7pm with tea and coffee from 6.30pm.

For this meeting, we will use the relaxing and very sociable ‘World Café’ style to help us brainstorm for the year ahead: what campaigns should we focus on? what events should we run? how should we use the upcoming general election to keep everyday cycling on politicians’ priority lists? how should we use both traditional and social media to advance our aims? Come along to share your ideas or just to find out more about cycling in Dublin.

There is a lot coming up this year: BusConnects, Velocity conference, Local elections, major cycle to the Dail and much more!

If you are thinking of getting more actively involved in the cycling campaign then this is the meeting for you. Or if you are new to the campaign or to cycling in Dublin come along to find out more about what we are doing to make Dublin a cyclist friendly city.

Meet our new vice-chairperson Dimi Kirova!

At our August 2018 AGM we elected a new vice-chairperson, Dimi Kirova. We’ve been finding out a bit more about her and why she got involved in the cycling campaign.

1.    Where are you from and how long have you been in Ireland?
Originally from Bulgaria I moved in Ireland about six years ago and have been living in Dublin ever since. Ireland is a home now for my daughter and I.
2.    How many bicycles do you have and how long have you been cycling?
When I was living in Sofia (in Bulgaria) I used to have a racer bike, but unfortunately few months later my bike got stolen. It took nearly two decades and the move to Ireland before I got my next bicycle. I bought my next bicycle two years ago, after my daughter got a bicycle for her birthday - I couldn’t let her cycle on her own so I had to get one too.
3.    How did you get involved in Dublin Cycling Campaign?
When I got my first bicycle here in Ireland, two years ago, all my friends and literally everyone who I knew were all quick to tell that cycling in Dublin is pretty dangerous. After cycling to work for three months, I couldn’t understand why local and central authorities were doing so little to meet the needs of people who want to keep fit while commuting to work. So, I decided to join the DCyC to possibly help bettering cycling conditions around Dublin.
4.    What are your priorities for Dublin Cycling Campaign?
The cycling campaign is organised by a group of core volunteers and there is always lots of activities or events happening around the campaign. It would be fantastic if more people would consider getting involved in the campaign by volunteering or by supporting us as members and supporters.
5.    What advice would you give to people who would like to get involved in the campaign?
To those who would like to get involved in the campaign I would like to say this: just get in touch – via Facebook, Twitter, our website or join us at one of our protests or regular events. You will find that we are a nice bunch of likeminded people, you will make new friends and you will have the chance to get involved in something of benefit to our society and to our children.

Erasmus + project:
Study visit to Spain

A Volunteer from the Cyclist.ie network is sought to participate in a week-long study visit / series of workshops and kick-off meetings in Corella in Northern Spain in March 2019. Travel, accommodation and basic expenses will be paid for.

Biciclistas de Corella (Spain), Green Schools/Cyclist.ie – the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, and Frie Fugle (Denmark) have collaborated with a youth association (LAG Suduva, Lithuania) and Alhama High School (Spain) to devise a project (entitled Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Community) that combines social inclusion, intergenerational relationships, community building and sustainable mobility.

The project is all about sharing good examples of sustainable mobility and cycling promotion, and to provide positive cultural exchange experiences for secondary school students and cycle campaigners. The project involves study visits to Corella in Spain (26-31 March inclusive), Copenhagen (in May 2019, TBC), Dublin (in June 2019 to tie in with the Velo-city cycling conference) and Lithuania (meeting date to be confirmed). You can find more details about the project here.