"I want to express my deepest sympathies and condolences to the family and loved ones of the young girl who was tragically killed in Finglas yesterday. The entire community is in shock at this devastating news. "Dangerous use of scramblers and e-scooters has scourged communities such as Finglas for far too long and it is up to all of us, as local elected representatives, to continue pushing for greater and swifter action on this.""
"Justice for Grace, get the scramblers off the streets."
"Justice for Grace, justice for my daughter,"
A protest marched from Valley Park estate to Plunkett Green along the route Grace Lynch (16) walked when she was struck by a scrambler bike while heading to meet friends. The collision occurred on Ratoath Road near the Tolka Valley Road junction around 2.20pm on Sunday. Mothers pushed prams and carried pink balloons in memory of Grace as demonstrators called for scrambler bikes to be taken off the streets. Gardaí have arrested a man in his late teens. Local councillors said previous accidents had involved scrambler bikes and the community is traumatised. Calls were made for greater and swifter action on dangerous scrambler and e-scooter use and for an increased community gardaí presence in Finglas; the Dublin North division of the Dublin Metropolitan Region has 769 members of staff.
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