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GARDAÍ IN CLONMEL, Co Tipperary are appealing for the public’s help in tracing 14-year-old Elisha Gault.
Elisha has been missing since yesterday. She was last seen at her home in Carrick On Suir at around 10pm.
Elisha is described as being approximately 5’10″ to 6′ tall with blue eyes and dyed blonde hair. Gardaí have no details of what she was wearing.
Gardaí and her family are very concerned for Elisha and are appealing for anyone who has seen her or can assist in locating her to contact Clonmel Garda Station 052 6177640, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
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No because it’s suicide on rural roads.
@Theresa O’Donohoe: the risks from physical inactivity outweigh the risk of cycling by a factor of thousands and in my experience the vast majority of drivers are careful and courteous. Of course there are a few idiots, whipped up by the 30cent a text call hysteria encouraged on Newstalk, who consider cyclists to be legitimate tarfets, but I’m cycling for best part of 40 years and I’m not sure the roads are any more dangerous now than they were. And the more people that cycle, the safer it gets.
@Theresa O’Donohoe: just finished a 20km cycle on very rural roads in Wexford. Very little traffic. Some nice off road routes too. Waterford greenway is great.
@Jimmyjoe Wallace:
There was actually a report last week stating cycling in Dublin is actually worse for your health in certain demographics over certain distances given the likelihood you’ll be involved in an accident. Which is totally nuts.
@John Smith: i agree John. It flies in the face of every other study i know of, anyway. In Britain it is estimated that inactivity causes 37,000 premature deaths per year (and billions of pounds) many of these deaths could be prevented by as little as 30 minutes of reasonably strenuous activity every day, like cycling to work for example. This is why its vital to put in place cycling infrastructure. It didn’t just happen in Holland that people took up cycling as their primary mode of transport in the cities, it was the result of government policy, and that policy was a result of a public outcry/protest there, over the numbers of roads deaths.
@Theresa O’Donohoe: always hate to hear someone say this. If your genuinely afraid, don’t cycle. But if it’s something you want to do, why not cycle with others? (Safety in numbers). It’s really not as bad as you think. Get out there and enjoy the freedom cycling gives you!
@Jimmyjoe Wallace:
Well, I cycle 150 to 200 km a week. Nearly every day there is a near miss, I am a confident cyclists that follows the rules, but there’s always some clown that wants to teach you a lesson. That said, it relaxes my mind, keeps me stress free, has made me insanely fit, costs me zero and gets me there faster. I totally love it. The infrastructure is shameful. When you see a car parked in a cycle lane most of the time they are legally allowed to, given that many cycle lanes are only such in the morning and evening rush hours. I’d prefer no cycle lanes, there’d be less confusion, we all share the same road space and if you are behind a cyclist you stay behind them, same as a car.
Yes, and I hiss at Lady cyclists as I cycle by them, how dare they show their ankles.
@John Smith: i agree with all you say John and I’ve had a number of near misses too, but its always been so. Its just that now there are more of these ‘you don’t pay road tax’ idiots, shamefully fired up by the gobsh..te Paul Williams and serial criminal George Hook and other media commentators who put all our lives, as cyclists, in danger for the sake of a few 30 cent texts. We need to challenge these people when we can, but still encourage more people to cycle, as its been shown there is safety in numbers.
@Alan Kelly: It’s “you’re”, as in, “you’re a moron “. You’re welcome.
@Jimmyjoe Wallace: roads are considerably more dangerous than the where in the 90′s. It’s the volume of traffic on the roads is the problem. The loon drivers don’t help. I have witnessed some horrible incidents involving lunatic drivers. Seriously there needs to be a hotline to report these guys.
@At A Laterdate: tanks four thee spellin lesson!
@Alan Kelly: Everyday is a school day.
@prop joe: How about lunatic cyclists who stubbornly cycle 2 abreast down narrow country roads and refuse to make way for faster traffic? Or my personal favourite, the peloton of Lycra clad clowns who think they’re riding the Giro d’Italia? I’m aware of the law so don’t bother pelting that shite at me. I’m embarrassed to say I’m a cyclist because of these fascists. It’s a two way street folks.
@At A Laterdate: Learn to drive ya muppet! If you can’t overtake a few cyclists…thats your problem, not theirs!
@Theresa O’Donohoe: The word you’re looking for is “murder”. The cyclists would be fine if they weren’t getting killed by drivers who can’t be bothered to put down the phone.
I used to to have a dog that would chase anyone on a bicycle , it got so bad , I had to take the bike off him .
@Ken Hayden: hahahaha! !! Love it! Thanks for the giggle :-)
Can’t drive, no practical public transport and it’s faster than walking. If it’s suicide it’s not very efficient as I’m still alive. Best thing is that I leave my house 40 min later on the bike than I used to in the car as parking and traffic density is now more or less irrevelant.
It’s suicidal in Dublin too.
34% of Irish people take no kind of regular exercise at all. This has been shown to take more years off your life on average than smoking. So that guy I saw yesterday smoking on his bike had a net gain.
Dublin Bike, from home to work and from work to home everyday xD
Some years ago the bike was my only mode of transport used to cycle every where. I keep meaning to get it out of the shed but it’s very hard to ignore the car.
@Alan Scott:
The serious amount of time you save, money you save and increased fitness makes it so much better than a car. It also leaves you less stressed.
@Alan Scott: start by having a ramble around your area. Wean yourself in.
@John Smith: I can only agree with every thing you have said I cycled five miles to work and back was very seldom sick with flu and as you point out more fit. Now I am retired the car for a good number of years has taken over . But thank you for replying to me.
I did until our three bikes were stolen on Sunday morning. A neighbour’s and colleague’s bikes were also stolen this week. the thieves seem to be on a spree at the moment
Everyone should cycle like most other european cities, keep emissions down, health up, avoid this obesity epidemic were hitting! http://www.bodycoach.ie
I doubt sitting on a saddle helps with the epidemic of reduced male fertility. But sure it’s just the future 9f humanity at stake.
@Neal Ireland Hello.: I’ve heard some silly arguments against cycling, but that takes the biscuit though Neal
Cycle to commute most days and at least one long spin a week in excess of 80km. Did the Wicklow 100 yesterday in just over 5 hours, slow for me for a gran fondo but the hills were lethal.
@Darren Bates: i did the 200 in 10 hours including food stops. My garmin battery died so I’m not sure exactly. The wind was a killer, and the climbs were savage. Not bad for an aul fella tho!
@Jimmyjoe Wallace: Fair play to you man. you are an inspiration. I love the fact that cycling gives people the option to get out of the city and also enjoy such events. Living here in Switzerland cycling is a way of life. I often see the ‘aul fella’s’ as you say out on their 30 year old racers, with the old school 80′s pro jerseys and everything in pristine condition.
@Andrew Tuite: i think the oldest guy on the wicklow 200 yesterday was 84! Talk about inspiration!
Used to cycle everywhere when younger but drive now because it is impossible to cycle on the roads from a safety view where I live.
I commute 3 days per week on a very sturdy electric bike, 13 km each way. I use up 40% of the total battery capacity if I use the highest power setting. I charge up the battery overnight at very little cost.
I started at the highest setting, worked down to standard setting, and am now about to try to “Eco” mode.
I use a mid motor, crank driven, 20 gear bike. It has hydraulic disk brakes, excellent front suspension and fat tyres. It’s very comfortable. It is very safe.
The bike is amazingly reliable but there is slightly more wear and tear on the drive chain than on a non power assisted bike.
Electric takes the sting out of hills and cycling against a strong head wind but I still get a real aerobic work out.
@Tony Daly: Well done, the electric bike has the potential to cut congestion in half, certainly in Dublin… on an EBike you could get from Sandyford to Santry in an hour or less even if you’re not a very fit person…
Try drive a car through city centre or even the M50 on a bad day and you could end up sitting in traffic for 2 hours or more..burning fuel and paying toll charges etc etc…
@Dub_Right: yes and very well explained. I get fitness, speed, convenience and cost saving as well as a saving in the stress of commuting by car. A lot of people who have no experience or knowledge of electric bikes in operation get very testy about electric bikes. I get occasional derogatory abuse but anything new is challenging to people of a certain mentality.
No. The helmet would just ruin my hair.
@Les McQueen: Well it is unlikely it will save your life
I do but not like the mother and daughter duo cycling against the traffic yesterday morning! Eejits!
It’s depressing watching cyclists here in this country dodging trucks, buses, trying to get from a to b without getting crushed or mangled especially when you have just returned from Spain or The Netherlands and see the fantastic setups there,
I have to say occasionally, because I mostly cycle to commute. I drive to a city, park in the outskirts and cycle in.
But am currently unemployed so, no cycling
@Jane Alford: I remember a time when cycling was mostly done by those people out of work, now it seems Unemployed persons are more likely to drive a car or do lower paid jobs….
@Dub_Right: live over 25 km from nearest bus route. Over 20 km from nearest shopping.
The decimation of public transport means one pretty much has to maintain a car, if only to be able to get to interviews and commute (min 80 km) when a job is acquired.
@Jane Alford: You chose to live there knowing you would be car dependent.
@Kal Ipers: can’t afford to live anywhere else, rents are too high to live close to public transport.
@Jane Alford: Blame bad planning, bad government… Pretty bad that people are forced to live far away on dangerous back roads in order just to have a roof over their heads…
Lmfao. Work harder, get a car
@Zane Silver: https://youtu.be/OYeYgiHBdwQ
@Geraoid O’Helidhe: well done. U worked harder
@Zane Silver: thats an old inbuilt snobbery you are showing there, it goes back to the days when cars were a novelty and if you got one you looked down your nose at the neighbour who couldn’t afford one and still used a bike. I have two bikes, each cost two and a half grand . I work hard to afford things like that and indulge my hobby of cycling.
@Zane Silver: Jeremy Clarkson is about as inspiring a role model as Karl Pilkington. I cant imagine anyone really forms their opinions on cycling based on a Clarkson/May sketch.
@Zane Silver: that just shows people dont get jokes anymore. Just to let u know, i have a car and its a crap car, and i dont care my road tax costs 3x more than for people who can afford to buy brand new cars.
My car does not cost a grand like some of ur bicycles and i actually work hard to keep my car running.
Just though ill post up the video as i found it hilarious and it made me laugh the other day and foubd d great topic for it. And i dont need your negative attitude in ur comments here
@Zane Silver: work smarter and use a car less, saving money.
And you thought vegans loved any opportunity to brag!
Drive 800 km a week, much prefer to cycle. but too many close calls with impatient drivers.
Cycle 24km every day thru Dublin but its very aggressive out there. Far less so in the country, despite the narrow roads. Big problem is lack of Garda presence and poorly designed infrastructure.
I like to ride, but only at night
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