The charm and beauty along the banks of the Royal Canal

Some weeks ago on his

Twitter account, columnist David Quinn pointed out how few cyclists were using a city cycling lane and he went on to question whether there was need for the current building of cycle lanes.

Confusing and shortsighted to say the least. 

The State is currently attempting to catch up on the rest of Europe.

I strongly recommend people living in Dublin to take the Green Line Luas to Broombridge and from there head off either walking or cycling along the banks of the Royal Canal.

The railway line runs parallel to the canal and you have many opportunities of jumping on and off the train. There are many stations en route.

It is stunning thoroughfare.

On my cycle yesterday I passed the occasional cyclist. According to David Quinn’s logic there really is no need for such a cycle path as it may be used by few people.

Isn’t the solitude of it all part of its beauty?

Gossip has it that Irish Rail is in the process of rolling out new bicycle friendly carriages.

It is absurd that at present to places such as Sligo, Tralee, Wexford, Galway trains have only the capacity to carry two bicycles.

You couldn’t make it up.