In March 2015, after three years of planning, the council released four potential routes for the 5km cycle path for public consultation. Three of these involved a two-way cycle path on the north of the river, while the fourth proposed paths on the north and south quays. The option the public picked in 2015 involved keeping a continuous cycle path along the river and diverting traffic to Benburb Street beside the Luas line. This found that a new group, the people living in the area through which cars would be diverted, did not like the plan. The NTA’s plan will not please everyone, but the council tried to do that for years, and ended up pleasing no one.

Source: The Irish Times April 04, 2019 00:00 UTC