[4] By 2011, this had expanded to 550 bicycles and 44 stations, and in 2013 it was announced that a major expansion of the scheme would add a further 950 bikes and another 58 hire points.

[3] Critics argued that the deal was an expensive one when compared to Copenhagen where companies pay to have their logos attached to the bicycle.

[10] 450 bicycle stands were installed in groups of ten and twenty in forty locations around Dublin from June 2009.

As part of the announcement, it was confirmed that an additional 15 stations would open in the city (predominantly around Grangegorman) and 100 bikes would be added to the network.

[15] On 9 December 2020, Dublin City Council and JCDecaux announced that Now TV would become the next sponsor of Dublinbikes, in a deal worth €2.25 million over three years.

[18] Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley said after the launch this level of uptake indicated the new "mainstream" approach to cycling in Ireland.

[6] In the first ten months of the scheme, it was reported that there were over 37,000 users, over 828,000 journeys, no accidents, no vandalism, and only one bike missing (which was recovered).

In practice, the system is virtually free at the point of use for Long Term subscribers as over 95% of journeys last less than 30 minutes.

If a user arrives with a rented bicycle at a station without open spots, the terminal grants another fifteen minutes of free rental time.

The rental terminals also display information about neighbouring Dublinbikes stations, including location, number of available bicycles and open stands.

[44] The Irish company Moby won the second license and is expected to launch a fleet of electrically assisted bikes by 2020.