SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLetter of the DayHow enforceable would mandatory head protection be?Letter of the Day Sat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – A letter writer posits that helmets should be compulsory for e-scooters, that offenders should have their vehicles impounded, and that such a law would be easily enforceable.Maybe. If you can catch them. – Yours, etc,HUGH McDONNELL,Glasnevin,READ MOREJodie Foster interview: ‘I turned 60 and suddenly woke up not caring about all the things I cared about at 45’Four Courts dome: Decade-long restoration of a Dublin landmark finally ready to unveil Stand off, put to rights: Frank McNally on the mysteries of a Dublin pub nameAs summer solstice approaches, it’s time to shift gear in the gardenDublin 9Letter of the DayIN THIS SECTIONUsing the OSCE to act creatively and urgently to end conflict in UkraineThe trouble with e-scooters and helmetsAbortion, aul’ fellas and democracyThe source of much of our ecocide is ironic: food productionShort-let rules will destroy tourism and fail in its chief objectiveMOST READA clear front-runner has emerged in the race to join the EU - can it cross the finish line?Revolut to refund thousands of Irish customers after ATM charge errorArmy apprentice was verbally abused and mocked by seniors day before death, tribunal hearsDublin and the east coast are bursting at the seams. Ireland needs another cityLaw intended to allow people work until 66th birthday to come into effect on June 29thLATEST STORIESWhatever Simon Harris says, we are far from a ‘blueprint’ for a united IrelandWhat is driving the underdogs’ wins in the All-Ireland football championship?Elkstone completes 345-bed student housing scheme in Galway cityFour Courts dome: Decade-long restoration of a Dublin landmark finally ready to unveil Stand off, put to rights: Frank McNally on the mysteries of a Dublin pub name