Land-access disputes and environmental concerns have made plotting greenways difficult in Ireland, stalling progress on flagship routes in the absence of straightforward, existing pathways along canals and old railway lines. In Newport, Co Mayo, the earliest of these large-scale projects has been benefiting local businesses for 15 years. The Great Western Greenway reaches 42km from … Read more
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a man in his early 20s was seriously injured when the electric scrambler bike he was driving crashed in Co Clare. Emergency services responded to reports of the incident shortly after 11.30pm on Saturday at Bóthar na Luachra in Shannon. The driver was taken by ambulance to University Hospital … Read more
Regulations to ban scramblers outright in public places were delayed due to “competing” interests in the Department of Transport across 2½ years, documents show. The Government has had the power since 2023 to impose an explicit ban on such vehicles, but it did not move to enact the regulations until shortly after Grace Lynch (16) … Read more
A former Cycling Ireland events officer has been given an 18-month suspended sentence for producing fake quotations that were later submitted in an attempt to secure a sports grant. Garry Nugent (51), of Drumrrer Lane, Coaslisland, Co Tyrone, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two charges of attempting to deceive the Department of … Read more
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Another aircraft chartered by the Trump administration as part of its mass deportation efforts refuelled in Ireland this week. The private business jet stopped at Shannon Airport in Co Clare on Wednesday night while travelling to Cairo, Egypt. US sources confirmed the aircraft was chartered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the controversial agency leading … Read more
Minister denies new regulations to ban scramblers from public roads is performative The Journal Law to ban scramblers in public places to be called Grace’s Law RTE.ie Scramblers seized by gardaí should not be returned, says Harris The Irish Times Delay to scrambler bike regulations not acceptable, Tánaiste says BreakingNews.ie “Major review” of e-bikes, hi-vis, helmets after scrambler death … Read more
Imagine you are sitting outside on a clear day with the sun shining and a motorbike goes straight through your back garden. That is how one resident in Blanchardstown described the noise of the delivery drone service that operates in the Dublin 15 area. The sound of the drones has been likened to a tractor … Read more
The number of aircraft permitted to bring military weapons and ammunitions through Ireland or on Irish registered aircraft* has hit a 13-year high, with 1,354 flights sanctioned last year. It represents an increase of 14 per cent on weapons flights in a year and a 67 per cent rise since 2016. The recent large increase … Read more
The number of aircraft permitted to bring military weapons and ammunitions through Ireland has hit a 13-year high, with 1,354 flights sanctioned last year. It represents an increase of 14 per cent on weapons flights in a year and a 67 per cent rise since 2016. The recent large increase coincides with Israel’s invasions of … Read more