© Tourism Ireland A Brief History of Cycling in Ireland
From penny-farthings in the 1800s, through the political split that divided Irish cycling governance, to reunification and the greenway boom.
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Culture & History
How a small island produced world-class riders, and how closed railways became its best cycling.
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Cycling in Ireland has never been only about the riding. It carries a century and a half of clubs, splits, reunifications and racing, alongside an infrastructure boom that has quietly turned abandoned rail corridors into some of the best family cycling in Europe. These guides are the background reading.
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© Courtesy Brian Morrison Ireland's Most Famous Cyclists
Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and Shay Elliott built the reputation; Dan Martin and Martyn Irvine carried it on. The riders and what they actually won.
© Galway County Council The Future of Ireland's Greenways and Cycle Network
€67m in greenway funding, a 3,500 km National Cycle Network and the routes due to open next. What the coming phase means for riders.
© Leonhard Lenz / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 The Rás Tailteann: A History of Ireland's Stage Race
Founded in 1953 out of a governing-body split, the Rás survived sponsorship collapse and a four-year gap before returning in 2022.
© Courtesy Daniela Ugga Campbell Understanding Irish Place Names on Your Cycle
The common elements in Irish place names, how bilingual road signs are laid out, and the tools that will decode a name at the roadside.