Public transport operators are to ban e-scooters for safety reasons over concerns about the risk of fires on board buses, trams and trains.
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has published a guidance document following safety concerns over the lithium-ion batteries which are often used in e-scooters.
"These batteries are known to develop internal faults, leading to overheating and combustion," it said in a statement.
The ban includes e-scooters that can be folded or carried, but not e-bikes or mobility scooters. It will take effect in early October.
The NTA pointed to lithium-ion batteries causing "recent fires and thick black smoke on board public transport in Madrid and Barcelona.
"Similar restrictions are already in place in Berlin, Barcelona, and the UK."
E-scooters are a relatively new product and, until earlier this year, were unregulated in Ireland.
"The quality control of their construction is therefore not as mature or well developed as e-bikes and mobility scooters, which have been regulated for longer," the statement said.
"The tested batteries of e-bikes and mobility scooters do not pose the same level of risk."
The ban will be periodically reviewed by the NTA and transport operators, including Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Go-Ahead Ireland, Iarnród Éireann and Luas.
