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<p>Cllr Joe O'Riordan said e-scooters and boy racers are causing a nuisance to residents in Dungarvan. Stock Image. </p>

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Calls in Waterford for action on "boy racers" at 3am and e-scooters flying along at 40km

Cllr Joe O'Riordan said e-scooters and boy racers are causing a nuisance to residents in Dungarvan

Warning issued after 'cluster' of e-scooter accidents involving teens who got them for Christmas

Warning issued after 'cluster' of e-scooter accidents involving teens who got them for Christmas

Doctors at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin and the Department of Paediatrics at Trinity College examined four cases in which young teenagers were injured in the weeks after Christmas.

Alcohol and drug use in e-scooter injuries doubles since law change, research shows

Alcohol and drug use in e-scooter injuries doubles since law change, research shows

Overall injury rates are continuing to increase due to the growing popularity of e-scooters

Research shows alomost one in four e-scooter users have been involved in a collision

Research shows alomost one in four e-scooter users have been involved in a collision

Gardaí seize €75k worth of drugs and 41 vehicles following searches in Dublin

Gardaí seize €75k worth of drugs and 41 vehicles following searches in Dublin

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Case of little-known e-scooter law struck out in Waterford court

Case of little-known e-scooter law struck out in Waterford court

Deals on wheels schoolboy, 16, barred from Royal Canal Greenway and using bikes or e-scooters

Deals on wheels schoolboy, 16, barred from Royal Canal Greenway and using bikes or e-scooters

Gardaí seize motorbikes, e-scooters and shotgun cartridges in operation targeting organised crime

Gardaí seize motorbikes, e-scooters and shotgun cartridges in operation targeting organised crime

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Gardaí have seized motorbikes, e-scooters, e-bikes and shotgun cartridges in an operation targeting criminal acitivity

Doctors call for review of decison not to have mandatory helmet use for e-scooters

Doctors call for review of decison not to have mandatory helmet use for e-scooters

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024

A new study found fewer than one in 10 individuals who attended hospital following a fall or collision involving the devices was wearing protective headgear.

Do not gift e-scooters, scramblers, or quad bikes to children this Christmas, RSA warns

Do not gift e-scooters, scramblers, or quad bikes to children this Christmas, RSA warns

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Four e-scooter riders were killed and 117 seriously injured on Irish roads between January 1st, 2020, and December 31st, 2023.

E-scooters banned on public transport due to fire safety concerns

E-scooters banned on public transport due to fire safety concerns

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

The ban includes those that can be folded and carried - but does not apply to e-bikes or mobility scooters.

Darragh's Soapbox: E-Scooters and E-Bikes

Darragh's Soapbox: E-Scooters and E-Bikes

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Darragh Murphy goes out on the streets of Waterford to get Déise views on issues of the day

Gardaí seize e-bikes and scramblers in major west Dublin operation

Gardaí seize e-bikes and scramblers in major west Dublin operation

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Cash, cannabis and tablets were also seized.

Number of people who have died in accidents involving e-scooters double in last three years

Number of people who have died in accidents involving e-scooters double in last three years

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Choral music facilitator Mary Amond O’Brien was struck by an e-scooter last week on a footpath in Carlow town.