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Councillors to call for policy on e-scooters

COUNTY councillors are set to call for a policy regarding the use of e-scooters. The matter is to be discussed at today’s meeting of the county council’s Roads SPC. Speaking to The Mayo News prior to today’s meeting, Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan said the ...

14 Dec 2023 at 12:02

National News

Man spotted dangerously riding e-scooter down busy M50

A man riding an e-scooter has shocked motorists on the country's busiest motorway this week. The incident took place on Wednesday morning on the M50 in Dublin, when motorists spotted the individual wearing a hi-vis jacket and a backpack, speeding ...

23 Nov 2023 at 10:03

National News

REVEALED: What are the fines for breaching the new e-scooter regulations?

Details of the fines which will apply to e-scooter users who breach the newly-introduced regulations have been revealed by the Road Safety Authority. The new rules that set out new legal and safe technical parameters and usage of e-scooters and ...

15 May 2024 at 17:52

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Boy (14) who died in Kilkenny crash between e-scooter and car named locally as tributes flood in

Tributes have been paid to a teenage boy who died after a crash between an e-scooter and a car in Kilkenny on Saturday evening. The boy has been named locally as Joe Carthy, 14, from the Bonneststown area of the county, who tragically passed ...

29 Jul 2024 at 07:59

National News

Christmas warning over e-scooter gifts with new laws to ban children from using them

Irish parents are being warned of new laws that will ban children from using e-scooters in the New Year. The warning comes at Christmas with e-scooters landing in households all over the country for big and small kids alike. However, the ...

23 Dec 2023 at 09:00

National News

E-scooters to be banned for under-16s nationwide next week

Anyone under the age of 16 be banned from using an electric scooter under new laws being signed into effect on Monday. It is understood that the regulations signed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, initially proposed as part of the ...

15 May 2024 at 09:21

National News

Second teen dies following tragic crash between bus and e-scooter in Waterford

A second teenager has died following a crash between a bus and an e-scooter in Waterford. The incident occurred shortly before 2:10am in the early hours of Thursday on the R680 Cork Road in Waterford city. One teen travelling on the ...

27 Jun 2024 at 16:52

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Gardaí clock 'weaving' e-scooter driver doing THREE times the legal limit on busy road

Gardaí caught an e-scooter rider doing three times the speed limit in poor conditions on a busy road on Tuesday evening. Gardaí clocked the e-scooter travelling over 60km/h while "weaving in and out of traffic in heavy fog" in ...

13 Nov 2024 at 08:41

National News

Witnesses sought after man on scooter knocked down in hit-and-run crash

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a man on a scooter had to be hospitalised following a crash with a car which then left the scene. Gardaí in Store Street are appealing for witnesses following the hit-and-run road ...

16 May 2024 at 21:26

National News

E-scooters banned from public transport as of today

E-scooters will be prohibited from public transport as of today, October 7 2024 for safety reasons and to prevent the risk of on-board combustion. The safety measures were prompted as a result of lithium-ion batteries ...

07 Oct 2024 at 08:12

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Man involved in Castlebar E-scooter accident has died

A man who was involved in an E-scooter accident in Castlebar on Monday has passed away in Mayo University Hospital. He has been named locally as Thomas (Tom) Coady. He was in his fifties and was living in the county ...

13 Dec 2023 at 10:54

National News

Get an e-scooter for Christmas? New laws could land you a fine for riding it

New laws on e-scooters introduced in Ireland earlier in 2024 could land some people who received one for Christmas in hot water. The laws which came into force last may include a ban on those under 16 riding the ...

26 Dec 2024 at 05:00

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