Will banning legal, regulated e-scooters improve public safety or simply distract from the failure to enforce existing laws on illegal vehicles and criminal misuse? #escooters www.wheelsforwomen.ie/index.php/ir...

Ireland’s E-Scooter Ban: Why Enforcement, Not a Blanket Ban, Is the Answer - wheelsforwomen.ie

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is leaning towards an e-scooter ban in Ireland, but would stronger enforcement of existing laws better tackle safety concerns, illegal vehicles and criminal misuse?

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With YouTube influencer Logan Paul selling a Pokémon card for €14m, the collectables are in the midst of a bull market, even outpacing the performance of gold

Pokémon gold rush: savvy investment or speculative bubble?

With YouTube influencer Logan Paul selling a Pokémon card for €14m, the collectables are in the midst of a bull market, even outpacing the performance of gold

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Could @smythstoysroi.bsky.social other retailers not take the same approach with e-scooters designed for children? Surely retailers have a responsibility to consider the safety of the products they market to kids. #escooters

The Journal@thejournal.ie · 3w ago

Tesco has removed all disposable barbecues from sale across its stores in Ireland following concerns over the risk of wildfires during the current spell of hot and dry weather jrnl.ie/7105662

It's extraordinary how many people think “we can’t enforce the law” is an argument for banning #escooters. It is an argument that the state has given up on the basic business of enforcing laws An admission that raises far more troubling questions than what to do about e-scooters

Micheál Martin says he's "leaning towards" banning e-scooters because of rising injuries and the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers by criminal gangs. But those are two completely different problems. One is public health. The other is criminality.

Micheál Martin says he's "leaning towards" banning e-scooters because of rising injuries and the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers by criminal gangs. But those are two completely different problems. One is public health. The other is criminality.

Surely nobody is seriously proposing to extend the scheme? Expensive & regressive, it largely subsidises EVs people were buying anyway. Invest instead in charging for people without driveways, electrifying high-mileage fleets like driving schools & building confidence in used EVs

Virgin Media News@virginmedianews.bsky.social · last mo.

Calls are growing for another round of the EV scrappage scheme after it was oversubscribed within hours of opening yesterday. Some car dealers are also calling for the scheme to be expanded to include second-hand electric vehicles and used hybrid cars. #VMNews

Ireland’s busiest motorway, the M50, is causing havoc for commuters as traffic increases and infrastructure projects are trapped in the slow lane. So how can the situation be fixed?

‘I’m rushing in the door to see my daughter before she goes to sleep’ — how the M50 is damaging people’s daily lives

Ireland’s busiest motorway is causing havoc for commuters as traffic increases and infrastructure projects are trapped in the slow lane. So how can the situation be fixed?

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In today's @independent.ie I look at the human cost of M50 congestion and why fixing it is about more than building another lane. #M50 #Transport www.independent.ie/lifestyle/im...

‘I’m rushing in the door to see my daughter before she goes to sleep’ — how the M50 is damaging people’s daily lives

Ireland’s busiest motorway is causing havoc for commuters as traffic increases and infrastructure projects are trapped in the slow lane. So how can the situation be fixed?

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Are you stuck on the M50 every day? How much time does it cost you, and what impact does it have on your work, family life or stress levels? I'm looking to speak to commuters for a feature. DM or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie Reposts appreciated #JournoRequest

Are you stuck on the M50 every day? How much time does it cost you, and what impact does it have on your work, family life or stress levels? I'm looking to speak to commuters for a feature. DM or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie Reposts appreciated #JournoRequest

Stuck in a property chain? Can't trade up? Given up and renovated instead? Looking to speak to Irish homeowners who've found moving from a starter home to a family home harder than expected. If that's you DM me or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie #JournoRequest #IrishProperty

Minister Darragh O'Brien confirmed the new EV scrappage scheme would fund 2,000 cars from July. But it seems the money actually covers 1,176. Meanwhile, more than 1,900 EV sales have already been confirmed. So it's off to a flying start. #EV #ICE2EV

Working on a feature about why moving from a starter home to a bigger family home has become so difficult with chains, tight timelines, mortgage rules, lack of rentals, the lot. Looking to speak to homeowners who’ve tried to trade up, if that's you please email me geraldine.herbert@independent.ie

Working on a feature about why moving from a starter home to a bigger family home has become so difficult with chains, tight timelines, mortgage rules, lack of rentals, the lot. Looking to speak to homeowners who’ve tried to trade up, if that's you please email me geraldine.herbert@independent.ie

Minister Darragh O'Brien confirmed the new EV scrappage scheme would fund 2,000 cars from July. But it seems the money actually covers 1,176. Meanwhile, more than 1,900 EV sales have already been confirmed. So it's off to a flying start. #EV #ICE2EV

“cycling somewhere makes you feel fit and active, it makes you feel you’re doing something tangible to help the planet.” Fascinating article - very revealing. @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @independent.ie www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

The e-bike experiment: Well-known faces swap four wheels for two to see how it affects their daily lives

Is it practical to ditch the car and embrace cycle lanes, albeit with a little more torque than a normal bike? Journalist Mark Noble, broadcaster Barbara Scully, racing driver Nicole Drought and TD Em...

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- "Small design details can have a significant impact on everyday use. Scully found her bike very heavy, almost impossible to manoeuvre up the steps into her back garden and it had no basket, which turned out to matter more than it sounds." This (and the whole article 👇) rings so authentic.

Geraldine Herbert@gerherbert.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Four people. One week. One challenge. Barbara Scully, Mark Noble, Nicole Drought and Emer Currie swapped their cars for e-bikes to see if everyday journeys could be done differently. The results? 👇 @independent.ie www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

Four people. One week. One challenge. Barbara Scully, Mark Noble, Nicole Drought and Emer Currie swapped their cars for e-bikes to see if everyday journeys could be done differently. The results? 👇 @independent.ie www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

The e-bike experiment: Well-known faces swap four wheels for two to see how it affects their daily lives

Is it practical to ditch the car and embrace cycle lanes, albeit with a little more torque than a normal bike? Journalist Mark Noble, broadcaster Barbara Scully, racing driver Nicole Drought and TD Em...

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Four people. One week. One challenge. Barbara Scully, Mark Noble, Nicole Drought and Emer Currie swapped their cars for e-bikes to see if everyday journeys could be done differently. The results? 👇 @independent.ie www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

The e-bike experiment: Well-known faces swap four wheels for two to see how it affects their daily lives

Is it practical to ditch the car and embrace cycle lanes, albeit with a little more torque than a normal bike? Journalist Mark Noble, broadcaster Barbara Scully, racing driver Nicole Drought and TD Em...

independent.ie

Working on a feature about Ireland’s Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and looking to speak with people who’ve successfully gone through the process. If that’s you, please DM me or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie. Reposts appreciated. #JournoRequest

Irish Pokémon collectors: What's the most valuable card you've ever owned? I'm working on a feature about the Pokémon card boom and I'd love to hear your stories. 📩 DM me or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie #PokemonCards #PokemonTCG

Irish Pokémon collectors: What's the most valuable card you've ever owned? I'm working on a feature about the Pokémon card boom and I'd love to hear your stories. 📩 DM me or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie #PokemonCards #PokemonTCG

🗣️ “This is only going to distort the market.” People driving older petrol and diesel cars could receive up to €8,500 towards a new electric vehicle under a proposed scrappage scheme. But critics say the focus should be on building out charging infrastructure.

The solution to encouraging EV uptake is to focus on the charging infrastructure - says Geraldine Herbert

Imported used car volumes continue to rise. May 2026 saw 7,808 imported used cars registered, up 31.2% on May 2025. Year-to-date imports are up 38.2% to 38,960 units compared with 28,183 during the same period in 2025. #NewCarSales #SIMI

Hybrid (Petrol Electric) remains Ireland’s most popular engine type Hybrid (Petrol Electric) 26.14%, Electric 22.94%, Petrol 21.41%, Plug-In Hybrid 14.28%, Diesel 12.94%. #NewCarSales #SIMI

A total of 2,335 new battery electric cars were registered, up 115% on May 2025. Year-to-date EV registrations have reached 19,050 units, an increase of 53.8% compared with the same period last year. #NewCarSales #SIMI

New car registrations for May 2026 rose 38.6% to 8,068 units, compared with 5,822 in May 2025. Year-to-date registrations are up 4.7% to 83,038. #NewCarSales #SIMI

In today’s @independent.ie I look at whether mounting pressure on the State pension system will force millennials & younger generations to work into their 70s. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed their expertise. #Pensions #Retirement #FutureOfWork www.independent.ie/business/mon...

Will pressure on state pension force millennials and younger generations to keep working into their 70s?

Denmark may have already legislated to raise its state pension age to 70 by 2040, but many Irish workers are already bracing themselves for something similar.

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