Photograph: Colin Keegan, CollinsPlans to implement a ban on the use of scramblers in public places are expected to go before Cabinet on Wednesday. It comes after the Government promised renewed efforts to remove scramblers from the roads after the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch. In the wake of Grace’s death, Taoiseach Micheál Martin signalled that the Government would seek to remove scrambler bikes from the roads. O’Brien is now expected to bring plans to Cabinet on Wednesday aimed at cracking down on their use in public. It is understood that the plans going to Cabinet on Wednesday will seek approval to prepare regulations aimed at bringing greater legal clarity to the ban on scramblers in public places.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2026 13:33 UTC