Secret Cyclist: The original Bike to Work scheme is due a European-style overhaul

"Given the urgent need for climate action, the question should perhaps rather be how can we support more people to cycle instead of drive?"

From the archives: Tommy Roche, Youghal, Dave McCormack, Douglas, and Catherine Sheridan, Midleton, finishing one of the legs in Youghal of the Big Bike Ride 2010 to promote Cork County Council's "Bike to Work" Scheme. Picture: John Hennessy

It’s fourteen years since the ‘Bike to Work’ scheme was introduced here in Ireland. 

The premise of the scheme was simple: make bikes more affordable so more people would cycle to work.