Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has said he is willing to introduce legislation banning the use of scrambler bikes in public places following the death of Dublin teenager Grace Lynch. Keith Lee, 18, appeared before Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday, charged with causing the death of a teenage girl in a collision involving a scrambler motorbike in Dublin on Sunday. Speaking at Dublin Port, Mr O’Brien expressed his condolences to Ms Lynch’s family, saying he “can’t imagine” what her mother is going through. He told the Irish Examiner that he would be willing to bring forward legislation to further clamp down on scrambler bikes, but said gardaí already have powers to confiscate them. We have had scrambler bikes confiscated from people, quad bikes confiscated from people by the gardaí, about 130.

Source: Irish Examiner January 27, 2026 17:02 UTC