Gardaí in Shannon are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them on (061) 365 900, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station. 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. It will be known as Grace’s Law following the death in January of Grace Lynch (16), who was fatally injured by a scrambler bike on a pedestrian crossing on the Ratoath Road in Finglas, Dublin. The Government moved to enact the regulations shortly after Lynch’s death.

Source: The Irish Times March 23, 2026 05:36 UTC