Cycling campaigners have hit out at a judge’s remarks claiming that cyclists have become a “nightmare” in Dublin.
The Irish Cycling Campaign said this was a “sweeping” statement that runs the risk of “reinforcing dangerous attitudes toward a group of road users who are among the most vulnerable” on the country’s roads.
Judge James O’Donohoe made the comments when deciding that an injured cyclist was mainly responsible for the accident that had taken place in darkness at 6am in September 2020 and in which he had suffered 12 other soft tissue injuries.
The judge reduced a €50,000 damages award by 80% to a cyclist who had suffered a brain injury when he and a motorbike had collided
This morning on The Agenda we spoke to avid cyclist from Dundalk, Pat O'Shaughnassy, who hit out at the judge from his \"outrageous\" comments.