Cycle through the Countryside along the Greenway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 09:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Coralstown National School, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
Coralstown National School, Co. Westmeath encourage all our senior classrooms to cycle at least one day to school, aim is to cycle each day, and enjoy a leisure cycle along the greenway in their freetime.
To encourage children to cycle safely from their homes to visit friends, clubs and school. To make the most of the Greenway which is close by our school.

Taghmon National School - Pedal Power Week
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 14:30 | Taghmon National School, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
Taghmon National School, Co. Westmeath will encourage safe cycling to school through their Pedal Power Week.
To encourage an interest in cycling and physical activity. To develop children’s physical fitness, wellbeing and the outdoors. To develop children’s skills in cycling proficiency.
Asking children to cycle every day to school including a “bling your bike” day. Local sports coach coming to school to organise cycling routes and courses around school yard and grounds. All classes to create a pedal power project as homework for the week – this could be a presentation, a piece of art, a piece of creative writing, a poster, a video – or anything that they would like to present. Prizes will be given for these presentations and for the best decorated bike – the prizes will relate to cycling eg helmets and bike accessories.

Dean Kelly National School ZWift Challenge
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 14:30 | Dean Kelly National School, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
Dean Kelly National School, Co. Westmeath will promote the use of bicycles for exercise, to set a target distance and as a school community cycle that distance using bicycles and exercise bicycles.
Students in the junior classes (2nd 3rd 4th) will cycle laps of the school yard, each student will aim to complete a kilometre daily.
The green school committee will also promote the use of bicycles instead of vehicles during the week.

St. Michael's NS Bike week 2025
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 14:40 | St. Michael’s National School, St. Michael's NS, Castletown Geoghegan, Westmeath, Ireland
To get children cycling, scooting etc, back out on their bikes, off devices and getting more exercise and fresh air
A variety of bike related activities such as write a poem, bike art work, scoot or cycle to school, family cycle on wellbeing Wednesday, prize giving for great participation, send in photos of your spending time on your bike.
For further information on this event contact Westmeath Sports Partnership at info@westmeathsports.ie

Art Competition / Bike Workshop - Mullagh National School
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Mullagh National School, Co. Clare, Ireland
A celebration of Bike Week 2025 at Mullagh National School.
Marking the recent installation of a bicycle rack and shelter at their school through the Safe Routes to School programme, by encouraging more children to cycle to school including an art competition about bicycles.
Cycling training will be provided to all classes to build children’s cycling skills and also develop their understanding of safety while cycling.
Also an in school art competition will take place to promote and encourage cycling to school.
Contact Áine for further information at principal@mullaghschool.ie

Lissycasey School Cycle
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Lissycasey National School, Co. Clare, Ireland
Lissycasey School Cycle – cycling to that county.
They will cycle around the pitch in Lissycasey and then clock the KM and track it to get to the county they have chosen.
Contact Tracey for further information at tracey@lissycaseyns.ie

Bike Safety, Bike Skills and Bike Maintenance at Tullow NS Carlow
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Tullow NS, Carlow
Bike Safety, Bike Skills and Bike Maintenance.
For more information contact Tara, info@stcolumbasnstullow.com

Cycle To School - Clare
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Co. Wicklow
Cycle to School Week – Clare
Open to all schools across Clare
We’re encouraging students, teachers, and parents to hop on their bikes and cycle to school! Let’s promote sustainable travel, boost wellbeing, and build healthier habits together.
💚 Open to all schools in Clare – primary and secondary!
📸 Don’t forget to tag us on social media and share your #CycleToSchool moments!
🏫 Let’s see which school can get the most bikes in the racks!
Whether it’s your first time cycling to school or you’re a regular rider, join the movement and pedal for a greener Clare!
For more information contact Eimear Lynch, eimear@claresports.ie

Scoil Íde Cycle Time Trials and Scavanger Hunt - Galway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Scoil Íde, Árd na Mara, Salthill, Galway, H91E4C2
Scoil Íde have the following events planned:
*Time trials with the senior classes
*A bike scavenger hunt
*scoot/cycle to school that week (have a score on the door- homework pass for the class with the most participants)
For more information, contact Trócaire Joye at t.joye@scoilideschool.com

Gaelscoil Dara Cycle To School Promotion - Galway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Gaelscoil Dara, Renmore, Galway, H91 PN47
Weeklong cycle to school promotion along with some prize giving and small cycles.
For more information, contact eolas@gaelscoildara.ie

Knocknacarra Educate Together Bike Week - Galway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Knocknacarra Educate Together National School, Cappagh Road, Galway, H91 Y38E
The Green School Committee will present a PowerPoint on bike safety.
In addition, the committee will track the number of children cycling or scooting to school each day, with the class that logs the most participants winning a special cycling trophy.
“Design a Helmet” competition – Three winners will be chosen, one from the junior classes, one from the middle classes and one from the senior classes.
For more information, contact Sarah Glynn at sarah@ketns.ie

Scoil Bhríde Mionloch Bike Week Art Competition - Galway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Scoil Bhride Mionloch
Art competition in the classrooms creating safety slogans for cycling/bike week.
Local community Garda will judge the art pieces and announce a winner from each classroom on the day. There will be a prize for each winner.
For more information, contact Cian at cian@scoilbhride1862.ie

Gaelscoil Mhicamhlaigh Bike Week - Galway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Gaelscoil MhicAmhlaigh, Lána Muilleora, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91FV4D
Bike maintenance workshop, Bling your bike competition, cycle to school competition.
For more information, contact Fionnuala Breathnach at fionnuala.breathnach@gsmhicamhlaigh.ie

Bike Week Claddagh NS - Galway
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Claddagh National School, Claddagh, Galway, H91 DX57
Weekly activities include Students cycle to school with prizes for participation, a bike skills workshop, maintenance workshops, safety skills sessions & a community bike ride.
For more information, contact Ruaidhrí Geraghty at ruaidhri.geraghty@claddaghns.com

Tir Chonaill GAP Cycling Club Schools Visits
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 16:00 | Schools in Donegal, Co. Donegal, Ireland
During Bike Week, two club volunteers will visit local national and secondary schools in Co. Donegal to deliver one-hour bike skills sessions.
At The Comp in Glenties, teenagers will take part in hands-on bike maintenance, learning how to fix a chain, repair a puncture, and adjust saddle height.
At national schools, younger children will bring their own bikes and participate in basic cycling skills activities in the playground.
These fun and practical sessions aim to boost cycling confidence, safety awareness, and enthusiasm for active travel.
For more information contact Cess Holden, cessholden@gmail.com

Bike Week in Mayo Schools
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 17:00 | Mayo Schools, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Cycling Events are taking place across Mayo Schools for Bike Week 2025 between 10th to 18th May including:

Cong National School
Castlebar PS
Snugboro, Castlebar
Gaelscoil Raifteri, Castlebar
Foxford NS, Ballina
Ballina, Culleens NS
Westport Quay NS
Scoil Padraig, Westport
Holy Trinity, Westport
Gaelscoil, Wesport

Contact Janette in Mayo County Council and Sports Partnership team for more information at jslattery@mayococo.ie

Cycle to Work Initiative - Limerick
2025-05-12 09:00 - 2025-05-16 18:00 | Co. Wicklow
As part of Bike Week 2025, we are encouraging people to cycle to work to be in with chance to win a range of bike vouchers.
Simply share a picture of you cycling to work, tag @limericksports and your organisation’s name to enter.
The workplace with the most entries can win €500 in bike shop vouchers!
For more information, contact Pat Quigley at pquigley@limericksports.ie

Dysart National School - Bike Safety
2025-05-12 09:20 - 2025-05-18 15:00 | Dysart National School, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
Dysart National School, Co. Westmeath will have a Bike Week, where children can cycle to school. We will have a bike safety talk and some fun games.
To promote cycling and bike safety among our students

Like to Bike - Barefield National School
2025-05-12 09:30 - 12:30 | Barefield National School, Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
This will be a fun leisure cycle on 12th May from 9.20am-12.30pm for all abilities at Barefield National School, County Clare with Burren Cycling Club.
We will have a bike check on the day and some advice regarding proper maintenance. We will talk about safety and suitable routes for cycling in the County. We also want to inform participants of the Euro Velo Route in Clare. This will be followed by a cycle to a local amenity.
Contact John for further information on this event at secretary@burrencyclingclub.com

Encouraging Cycling To School And History Tour – Coláiste Iognáid Galway
2025-05-12 09:30 - 12:30 | Coláiste Iognáid, Sea Road, Galway
Transition Year students will be encouraged to bring their bike to school and participate in a historical ‘Castles Tour’ going from Coláiste Iognáid to Terryland Castle to Menlo Castle.
For more information, contact transitionyear@colaisteiognaid.ie

Cycle Freedom Cork - Free Bike Rentals
2025-05-12 09:30 - 17:30 | Cork Bike Hire, Cork City Depot, Co. Cork, T12 YX76, Ireland
Free bike rentals during Bike Week 10 – 18th May, from 9.30am – 5.30pm
We aim to encourage people to get outdoors, explore the natural surroundings, and experience the joy of cycling.
Get ready to Pedal your way to freedom during Bike Week with our Cycle Freedom event!
Located: Cork Bike Hire – Cork City Depot T12 YX76

Glenveagh Cycle
2025-05-12 10:00 | National Schools in Clare, Co. Clare, Ireland
This will involve cycling workshops in a number of schools around Clare from the 12th – 16th of May.

Magh Ene College Group Cycle - Donegal
2025-05-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Magh Ene College, Co.Donegal
Students form Magh Ene College will complete a 5km cycle in the local area to raise awareness around cycling among students.
They will hold a session on Bike Maintenance and Safety prior to the Cycle, hosted by the Green Schools Travel Officer.
For more information contact Geraldine Fox, geraldinefox@donegaletb.ie

City Commuter Bike Fitting & Bike Maintenance
2025-05-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Co. Wicklow
Bike fitting station and information at Penrose Dock & South Mall, Co. Cork for commuters and their bikes.
To improve the set up of commuter bikes to better suit their owners and help them with simple maintenance jobs for their bikes
Taking place 12th, 13th and 14th May from 10am -1pm

On 12th and 13th – it will be located at Penrose Dock
On 14th May – location is South Mall

Contact James for more information on this event at jkirby@corksports.ie

Inclusive Cycling Classes - Donegal
2025-05-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Craoibhin Community Enterprise Centre, Termon, Co. Donegal
Grassroutes Bike Hire will deliver eight inclusive cycling classes during Bike Week 2025 for students from Little Angels School and St Bernadette’s School.
Each session begins with a personalised bike assessment to ensure a safe, comfortable fit, followed by a tailored class from our inclusive cycling programme.
Participants will develop key cycling skills, including safety checks, bike handling, road awareness, and traffic navigation.
The programme also promotes physical activity, confidence-building, and reflection on personal progress.
With all bikes and adaptive equipment provided, this initiative highlights that cycling can be an accessible, enjoyable, and empowering experience for all abilities.
For more information, contact Mairead Giles, maireadgiles@grassroutes.ie

Termon NS Group Cycle - Glenveagh, Donegal
2025-05-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Glenveagh National Park, Co.Donegal
Students will have the opportunity to develop essential cycling skills through a workshop led by Green Schools travel officer Aengus Kennedy.
Following this, they will hire bikes and explore their local national park, cycling the length of the glen in a safe and scenic environment.
This experience will build confidence and reinforce road safety skills. Parents are also invited to take part, learning about road positioning and cycling safety alongside their children to support more on-road cycling at home.
As not all students own bikes or have access to safe cycling spaces, this event offers a vital, inclusive learning opportunity.
For more information contact Aengus Kennedy, akennedy@eeu.antaisce.org

Try a Bike Day - Santry
2025-05-12 10:00 - 15:00 | ALSAA Sports Complex, Old Airport Road, Santry, Dublin, K67YV06
A come and try cycling event for older adults and people with additional needs.
Come and try a range of eBikes, folding bikes, adapted bikes, Wheelchair Tandem Bike and our Cycling Without Age Trishaws. This event is suitable for people who are unsure what bike would suit them best.
For more information, contact Stephen McGinn at Active.travel@fingal.ie

Active Schools Week - Turlough
2025-05-12 10:00 - 2025-05-16 12:00 | Turlough Stores XL, Turlough, Co. Mayo, F23 DK81
A school-based cycling event designed to promote road safety, bike handling skills, and enthusiasm for cycling among students.
From 12th May for Bike Week 2025 Mayo
The session will be both fun and educational, with support for children at all levels, helping to make cycling a more regular and safe activity in their daily lives.
For more information, contact Kim Sheridan at kimsheridan14@gmail.com

Lawrencetown School Bike Week Events
2025-05-12 10:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Lawrencetown National School, Lawrencetown village, Co. Galway, Ireland
All events are taking part at Lawrencetown National School Car Park and Walking Track, Co. Galway as part of Bike Week 2025:

Mon 12th – Tour de Le Chéile – Pre School
Tues 13th – Bike Repair Skills – 3rd& 4th Class
Wed 14th – Tour de Village 5th & 6th Class
Thurs & Fri 15th & 16th- Cycle to Croker Challenge – Entire School with inclusive class

Contact Andrew for further information on this event at principal.lawrencetownns@gmail.com

Tinryland National School - Carlow Competition
2025-05-12 10:00 - 2025-05-16 15:00 | Tinryland National School, Co. Carlow
A Bike Week competition will take place with prizes for the winners, open to all classes.
A visiting cycling instructor will deliver engaging workshops for each class, helping to build skills and confidence.
Pupils will also be encouraged to cycle to school, promoting active travel and the benefits of cycling.
For more information contact Mary Meaney, Mary@tinrylandns.ie
