A plan to ban scrambler bikes from Irish roads will be brought to Cabinet today, Wednesday. The crackdown comes in the aftermath of the death of Dublin teenager Grace Lynch, aged 16, following a collision involving a scrambler last month. As such, counselling records would only released where the judge decides that they contain material relevant to legal proceedings. The same protection regime will be applied to other records containing sensitive personal data, including medical records, child protection records, and other such documents. My Future Fund updateSocial protection minister Dara Calleary will update Cabinet on the auto-enrolment pension scheme, My Future Fund, which launched on January 1.

Source: Irish Examiner February 04, 2026 16:39 UTC