E-scooters: What is available to buy and how difficult will the new rules be to enforce?
Amazon and AliExpress stopped selling vehicles not in compliance with speed limits but fast models remain on sale elsewhere
Seán Canney
Owners of scramblers face doubling of charges if vehicles are seized
Move sends ‘a clear message that illegal and dangerous scrambler use carries real consequences’, Minister says
Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September
E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government
Minister faces criticism after ‘crucial’ road safety Bill delayed until Dáil returns
Legislation will bolster garda powers and allow information-sharing with councils about crashes
E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them
Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year
Garda chief backs calls to ban e-scooters, saying society would be ‘better off’ without them
Taoiseach ‘leaning towards’ restriction as doctors and victims’ parents call for action
E-scooter ban to be considered by Government, Minister says
Seán Canney says he has ‘a serious problem with children getting injured unnecessarily’
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Road Safety Authority officials criticised for ‘lack of visibility’ after spate of deaths
Minister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to Government
Why are road deaths still rising despite promise of ‘renewed focus’ on safety?
Minister said last month proposed reforms for the Road Safety Authority would be brought forward shortly, but there is no sign of them yet
Aughinish Alumina criticism causes discomfort on Ireland’s first day as EU president
Ursula von der Leyen unlikely to do a walkabout in Cork; and very interesting questions raised following the Jeffrey Donaldson case
Cuts to fuel taxes won’t be fully reversed until after Budget, Coalition leaders decide
Cuts are due to expire at end of July, with Taoiseach and Tánaiste saying there will be no ‘cliff edge’
Fuel excise cuts likely to be extended and tapered off over coming months
Any change in reductions will require legislation to be passed through Oireachtas before summer recess
Government considers new rules to tackle e-scooter misuse
Motor-propelled vehicles are ‘of benefit to people’, but making rules enforceable is critical, says junior Minister
With abortion reform looking likely, Sinn Féin seems set to achieve rare feat
Abortion may not be the defining social and political issue it once was, but securing a change to reproductive rights would still be significant
Gardaí only got access to vital data on roads policing app seven years after its launch
Roads policing still awaiting access to drivers' licence photographs
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill
The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups
Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease
Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution
Government critical of fuel protesters as demonstrations set to continue into third day
Ministers insist they will only speak to organisations such as Irish Road Hauliers Association and Irish Farmers Association
Renewed push by Independent Ministers for changes to inheritance tax thresholds in budget
Minister of State Seán Canney says people have probably been ‘discriminated against’ by Capital Acquisitions Tax regime
Gardaí have resources to enforce Grace’s Law and should not fear prosecution, Canney says
Mother of Grace Lynch calls on Minister for Justice to ensure gardaí can enforce new laws
Dún Laoghaire has longest driving test waiting time at 21 weeks, followed by Mulhuddart at 20
Last month 5,356 people were on list, an ‘extraordinary number’, says local TD
Double fuel allowance, an excise duty cut and a haulier rebate to ease energy costs
Government ‘cannot shield people from the full impact of the war’, Coalition source says
New Dart service for Co Kildare commuters after plan for expansion to Kilcock confirmed
Aim is for commuter town to be connected to services by 2031 in first extension of network since 2000
E-scooter crash injuries at Tallaght emergency department almost double in a year
Injuries more frequent and more complex, with helmet use very low
Ban on scramblers in public places expected in ‘matter of weeks’, Darragh O’Brien confirms
‘I am so happy my little girl did not die in vain’, says mother of Grace Lynch, after meeting Minister
Co Cork again the biggest winner in €718m regional and local roads budget
Grants for climate adaptation and resilient road works, introduced in 2020, total €16.5 million this year
Calls for gardaí to use DNA spray that tags scrambler riders, bikes for future prosecution
UK practice uses drones to track offenders and avoid ‘high speed chase dangers’, TD says
Ministers resisted officials who advised breaking up Road Safety Authority over failings
RSA criticised over growing death toll in crashes and long waits for NCTs and driving tests
New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says
Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace Lynch
More than 140,000 drivers still on learner permits in advance of sweeping rule changes
High numbers ‘deeply concerning and point to structural problems’, says Oireachtas transport committee chief
The Minister says ‘Death’ is calling and you must not answer
Given the anticipated global St Patrick’s Day ministerial airlift, concerns have sprouted on what to do in case of emergency at home
The Irish Times view on scrambler bike regulation: fatally slow
It should not have taken loss of a life to concentrate minds
Gardaí have seized 300 scramblers over last two years, says Minister
Proposal to ban scramblers from public roads comes after death of teenager Grace Lynch
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