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Thursday 30 March 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# Dublinbikes

All time
# Recall
E-dublinbikes recalls all of its battery packs over short-circuiting fears
No incidents have been recorded in Dublin.
# Bikes
800 Dublinbikes to become hybrids by 30 March
The electric option will be available to annual subscribers for an additional €60 per annum.
# Dublinbikes
Google Maps has introduced real-time updates for Dublinbikes
Dublin is one of 24 cities where Google has rolled out the new feature.
# Saddle up
Stationless bike hire scheme launched in Dublin with 200 bikes hitting the streets right away
Irish firms Urbo and BleeperBike will operate the scheme.
# Expansion
DublinBikes is getting four new stations around the city today
The stations are located in Smithfield and in the vicinity of the Grangegorman campus.
# Expansion
DublinBikes is getting fifteen new stations around the city
Most of the new stations are located in Dublin’s north inner city.
# Transport
This Irish bike-sharing startup is launching in London – but its Dublin plans are on ice
Delayed bye-laws have held up Urbo’s roll out here.
# Out of Action
Dublinbikes stations back in action after connection fault
A total of 36 bike stations were affected by the fault yesterday.
# tasty deal
Dublinbikes has announced a brand new sponsor
The Just Eat branding will be on Dublinbikes from the end of August.
# good news
If you have a Leap card you can now ditch your DublinBikes card
The initiative won’t allow people to pay for their DublinBikes trips from their Leap Card account, but will allow them to use the same card for the bikeshare as for the bus, Luas or Dart.
# Greenways
'It's bananas!': Fury as funding pulled for Dublin cycling projects
Fianna Fáil Dublin spokesman John Lahart has criticised Shane Ross, and questioned what €1.5 million in EU funding for the greenways was spent on.
# On your bike
Dublin is not as cycle-friendly as it used to be
The index said Dublin seems to have “slipped into apathy” in the last two years. Ouch.
# Dublinbikes
Here's where the 58 new Dublinbikes stations are set to be located
The scheme is set for a massive expansion later this year.
# On Yer Bike
With over 5 million journeys made so far, Dublinbikes scheme set for expansion
Twenty-nine new jobs will be created by the expansion.
# Prime Numbers
Gas, Gardaí and Tiny Dancers: The week in numbers
Just how popular IS the DublinBikes system? And how many spheres does a sex toy need to win approval from the ECJ?
# Cycling
Campaign launched after Dublin axes only cycling officer
The public are being urged to contact councillors and TDs, after funding was ended for the advocacy role.
# Happy Birthday
In numbers: DublinBikes celebrates its 2nd birthday
The Dublin bike rental scheme turned two yesterday so we’ve had a look at how its doing.