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Councillor Alan Cheevers has called for urgent improvements to legislation governing e-scooters, describing the current situation as unacceptable following the death of a boy in Carlow amid increasing numbers of incidents involving their use.

City Councillor Terry O'Flaherty has warned of "an accident waiting to happen" on a popular walkway between Renmore and the city centre.

Young people riding e-scooters are tearing up the €800,000 playing pitches behind Westside library, and a local councillor wants the area fenced off.

One of Ireland’s largest waste management operators has launched a public awareness campaign following a rise in fires caused by batteries, vapes and electronics being thrown into household wheelie bins, skips and public street bins.

A MAN who, it is alleged, equipped himself with a large lump hammer and other tools to smash the locks of e-scooters over a weekend claimed he was looking for his son’s e-scooter when he was brought before Galway District Court.

His call comes as an alliance of five city authorities in the Netherlands – considered a global leader in cycling infrastructure – has called on the Dutch parliament to ban a number of high-speed electric bikes and scooters from using bicycle lanes, as well as increasing fines for travelling on footpaths.

Galway City Council has collated information from driver feedback signs since speed limits were changed across the city last year, and the data is revealing.

New figures from An Garda Síochána show there was a rise in crimes such as vehicle thefts last year when compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Vehicle thefts are on the rise, compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures from An Garda Síochána.

Mobility solutions and payment specialist Easytrip is urging motorists to be considerate of other road users, a recent survey unearthing what annoys motorists about fellow drivers including their partner in a recent survey of 6,000 respondents.