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Steve Bradley

@stevebradley.bsky.social
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Derryman. Urbanist, Writer, Commentator, Consultant, Environmentalist, Social Entrepreneur. Transport nerd. History & Heritage geek. Derry City/Bath City FC supporter.

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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
** METRO NORTH-WEST EXPLAINED ** We've launched an exciting new concept for a better-connected North-West region of the island of Ireland. To find out more about 'Metro NorthWest' watch the short video below, & visit our website= www.IntoTheWest.org youtu.be/UCuxsgfWZrA?...
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Metro NorthWest - Explainer
YouTube video by Into The West
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The world is turning on #Israel. Not because it is Jewish. But because it is genocidal.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Great to see the Derry Post cover our story from yesterday about the 75th anniversary of #Limavady losing its railway, & our event at Stendhal Festival tomorrow (Sun 6th, 3pm, 'Stage the Change' tent) www.derrynow.com/news/county-...
derrynow.com
Calls for reopening of Limavady railway on 75th anniversary of its closure
Into the West rail campaign will be at Stendal festival this Sunday afternoon
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Today marks 75th anniversary of #Limavady losing its railway. A century of connectivity erased in an instance. Limavady would be the easiest, quickest & cheapest rail reopening on the island - & we're campaigning to see it happen👍 Hear us speak at #Stendhal this Sunday ('Stage the Change' @ 3:45pm)
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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I paint Gaelic murals around Glasgow - with the pronunciations
A mural artist from the Highlands is painting Glasgow' street locations with Gaelic words in an effort to promote interest in the language.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The long-term reduction in Irish alcohol consumption continues at pace - with a decline of 5% last year alone 👇🏼 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
independent.co.uk
Alcohol consumption in Ireland falls by almost 5% in a year
Beer was Ireland’s most popular alcohol last year
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘The language is part of my life’: Gwenno shares songs in Cornish to inspire new generation
With only 500 or so fluent speakers, the singer is hoping Cornish will be taught in schools to preserve local culture
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Not our King: why Charles doesn’t speak for us
Owen Williams When Charles III toured Wales in 2022, it wasn’t just the waving flags or the military salutes that struck me – it was the quiet compliance of it all. The sense that this is just how thi...
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
RAIL PERFORMANCE IN NI 2023-24 An analysis of demand for rail in NI 2023-24. Key points: - 26.5m journeys (+26% vs PY) - Demand still recovering aftr Covid (-1.3% vs pre-pandemic). - Big variance in regional performance vs pre-Covid. Derry booming, Belfast struggling. - WFH changing travel pattrns?
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
One to watch tonight (Mon 2nd) on @rteone.rte.ie . 'Housewife of the Year' is a brilliant, shocking, humorous & heart-warming look back at what feels like a completely foreign country - but was actually Ireland a mere 30yrs ago. Very much worth a watch. 9:30pm tonight 👍 #HousewifeOfTheYear
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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Growth, jobs, wages: there are plenty of positives on the sunny side of Ireland's economy
Wages are up, inflation is down, we’ve all got jobs. Paul O’Donoghue takes a look at the upsides of Ireland’s economy.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 01/06/2025
As Ukrainian drones roam the Russian sky, I wish you a good night. See you tomorrow!
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Ken Bardsley @kenbar.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Anyone know what size of crowd the UB40 gig at Ebrington has drawn? Can hear 'Cherry Oh Baby' frm my city centre house, & the crowd roar after each tune sounds loud 🙂 Not my type of band, but hope it drew a good crowd🤞🏻 #Derry needs to prove itself as a draw for bigger artists🎵
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A huge 90mins of football for Strabane Athletic FC tomorrow, as they face Crewe United in the @officialnifl.bsky.social PIL promotion play-off. #Strabane take a 3-1 lead into the game, with the winner promoted to the 3rd (NI-wide) tier of Irish League football. 3pm, Saturday 31st at Melvin Arena 👍⚽️
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Funny to see Man United lose to a made-up team of Asian-based nobodies on their latest 'brand-building' tour. But you have to wonder what right a load of Malaysians - with no genuine connection to the club, & who think Old Trafford is a TV/film set - hav to boo a club they've just leached onto?🤷‍♂️
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💙🐶🚴🏻🏊‍♂️♊️ Victoria🌈💥☀️ @victoriaswimcycle.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Is there world record for city with highest proportion of drivrs with disabilities? Because judging by Ebrington Square, #Derry would win the title hands-down 😳 We need fewr pointless signs tht only get ignord. Time for fines/clamping/towing instead @deptinfra.bsky.social @executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
That's another underdog victory to chalk up in a major cup final in Europe this season: - Drogheda FAI Cup. - Newcastle Carabao Cup. - Dungannon Irish Cup. - Palace FA Cup. - Bologna Coppa d'Italia - Paks Hungarian Cup. - Spurs Europa League - Aberdeen Scottish Cup. Who's next?😲⚽️
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His Excellency Lord Doug B🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @dbann.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Twitter seems to be suffering more technical problems today. Posts which are there one minute are then gone the next. Posting dates changing to January 1970. Presumably Musk's quick-fire sackings of technical staff is coming back to haunt him?
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Just Lynn 💙🦋✌️🇺🇦 @shoredweller7.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
How long until #Trump claims that it's because of him that the US has its first Pope? 🤷‍♂️
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
theguardian.com
Senior Tory MPs and peers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestine
Exclusive: Conservatives ask Keir Starmer to stand ‘against indefinite occupation’ and ‘reinforce international law’
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
www.dw.com/en/how-speak...
dw.com
How speaking multiple languages changes your brain – DW – 05/05/2025
Learning new languages physically changes your brain and increases your cognitive abilities. But what really happens in the brain, and does speaking many languages really make you smarter?
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Today's footy fix is the #IrishCupFinal between @cliftonvillefc.bsky.social and Dungannon Swifts FC at a sunny but cold & breezy Windsor Park. Fingers crossed for a load of goals & a wee bit of high drama! 🤞🏻⚽️
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Great to see @BGHDerry being recognised as a stand-out hotel in NI & the UK. Comhghairdeas to the whole team there 👏🏻 www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/der...
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NI hotel named one of best in UK by Tripadvisor for 2025
It was the only hotel in Northern Ireland to make the Top 25 Best of the Best Hotels list
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Who knew that Ikea had joined the pan-nationalist front? 🤷‍♂️ They may brace themselves for angry denouncements from Jim Allister in the House of Commons, & pseudo-legal challenges written in crayon from Jamie 'The Law' Bryson 🇸🇪
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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standard.co.uk
Twice as many bikes as cars in 'Square Mile' after 57% increase in City cyclists
Change part-fuelled by massive rise in use of Lime and Forest e-bikes
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Road congestion in #Letterlenny (population 22,500) is now so bad a former cop says it needs the type of Traffic Control Hub used in Barcelona (population 5million). Absurd 😳 How about investing in public transport so people have viable alternatives to get around?🤷‍♂️ highlandradio.com/2025/04/23/f...
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Former Garda sergeant says Letterkenny needs a proper Traffic Control Hub - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport
A former garda sergeant in Donegal says he believes a traffic control system in place in Barcelona could be adapted for use in Letterkenny. Christy Galligan was speaking after reports of serious traff...
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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Drone delivery has become the norm in Dublin
Drone delivery might still feel futuristic in many parts of the world, but in one Irish town, it’s already part...
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Did JD Vance kill the Pope? 😲
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Not again 😪 m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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Residents told to keep doors and windows closed as firefighters tackle blaze in Co Tyrone
Local residents are being advised to keep their windows and doors closed as firefighters tackle a blaze at a mill in Co Tyrone.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Great to see an event like this happening 👍 www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Irish language's 'forgotten history' with Presbyterian Church in the spotlight
The event highlighted the history of the Presbyterian Church and the Irish language.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The proposal for a Luas tram network in Cork takes another step forward. I'd be fairly confident that #Cork city will see out this century bigger population-wise than #Belfast city is. And it'll probably get there within the next 50yrs too. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
irishexaminer.com
Draft route for 'long-awaited' €1bn Cork Luas light rail system unveiled
The proposed route runs 18km from Ballincollig in the west to Mahon Point in the east, with 25 stops along the way
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
#Derry's Grand Central Bar is looking good after a mini makeover via a fresh lick of paint 👍 Fingers crossed that this marks the start of a new lease of life for what is a lovely building in a prime location 🤞🏻
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Penybont FC have had a great season in Cymru Premier, being genuine title contenders for about 2/3rds of the year. Today they capped it off with a bumper crowd for their last game of the season. Fittingly their crowd today was 1 persom higher than the 1,234 that champions TNS drew yesterday👍 #sweet
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Don’t wanna go far for stuff.
Me wearing a baseball style tee with the words 15 minute cities in blue. 
No big conspiracy just lazy below.
Don’t wanna go far for stuff in Orange at the top
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
** DERRY-BIRMINGHAM FLIGHTS ** It doesn't appear to have been formally announced yet. But Easyjet are now selling seats between City of Derry Airport & Birmingham, starting 1st Sept 😍 This is superb news, as @ryanairofficial.bsky.social ended their flights on the route on Saturday 👍
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
@derryjournal.com www.derryjournal.com/education/de...
derryjournal.com
'Derry’s infrastructure unfit for 10,000 students' says rail lobby group
Rail campaigners have welcomed plans to significantly expand university provision in Derry, but have warned that the city’s infrastructure is currently unfit for that purpose - and instead risks being...
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DerryJournal @derryjournal.com · 01/04/2025
Sinéad McLaughlin: ‘Absolutely absurd’ Derry treated as ‘second class’ on rail
derryjournal.com
Sinéad McLaughlin: ‘Absolutely absurd’ Derry treated as ‘second class’ on rail
Sinéad McLaughlin has claimed Derry has for years been treated as ‘second class when it comes to rail services’.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
www.rte.ie/sport/footba...
rte.ie
Ich bin ein hurler - the growth of GAA in Germany
Last weekend in a small corner of Germany, a mix of ex-pats and curious locals came together to play some Gaelic games, Oisín Coyne reports on the growth of GAA in Germany, where teams from across Eur...
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
** RAIL LINE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND ** A reminder that the Derry-Belfast rail line is closed on Sat 29th & Sun 30th March for engineering works. Details on bus replacement services are below.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
It seems that making drivers wait many weeks for an MOT test in NI just results in them being more likely to miss it 🤷‍♂️ Thereby further compounding the availability crisis. There is another way = m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Solution to Northern Ireland’s MOT backlog crisis can be found just across the Irish Sea
Northern Ireland contains 1.3 million registered vehicles, and those over four years old currently require an annual MOT test.
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'Into the West' - Rail Campaign @intothewestrail.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A great article in the Donegal News this week about the huge potential rail tourism has for #Donegal. Fantastic to see Railtours Ireland raising this issue publicly 👏🏻 Do you agree that the county's tourism would be significantly enhanced by the return of rail? donegalnews.com/rail-link-wo...
donegalnews.com
Rail link would put Donegal tourism on new track - Donegal News
TOURISM in Donegal would get a massive boost if a rail link between Letterkenny and Derry is re-established - that’s the view of Ireland’s biggest rail tours operator.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I've an opinion piece in today's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk about the absurdity of NI's MOT-testing regime. We hav a system which doesn't deliver for anyone, with safety compromised & insurance premiums increasd just to artificially reduce waiting times. The rest of UK does it differently- & better IMO
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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 26/03/2025
"In contrast to NI’s paltry 19 proposed test centres, the rest of the UK has 23,500 - one for every 1,700 registered vehicles (40 times higher than in NI)."
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Solution to Northern Ireland’s MOT backlog crisis can be found just across the Irish Sea
Northern Ireland contains 1.3 million registered vehicles, and those over four years old currently require an annual MOT test.
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Steve Bradley @stevebradley.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This year's @concacaf.bsky.social Nations League was all about karma. US had won all 3 previous versions. They reachd semi-final alongside 3 nations theyv pickd needless fights with this yr (CAN, MEX, PAN). PAN beat US in semi; CAN beat US for 3rd 👍 US has x2 population of other 3 countries COMBINED
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