The future of the Irish e-scooter market hangs in the balance, with “no clear pathway” for the introduction of shared rental schemes, according to major operators.  Seen as a last frontier for shared e-scooter schemes in Europe, Ireland has been attractive to large international operators like San Francisco-based Lime, Dutch start-up Dott and Massachusetts-based Superpedestrian, which have invested staff and resources into Ireland in preparation for operating here.  Operators have been waiting for the starting gun of regulation to get going. This seemed close to happening when the new Road Traffic and Roads Act was signed into law last month,…

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