Good luck chasing a skanger on one of those!

segways for Grafton Street, I believe they’re going to get a couple of Hummers for Henry street

whats wrong with push bikes, a lot cheaper to purchase and also replace when stolen.

What we really need is some magic carpets, or jetpacks…

my neighbour has one of these but says she is not ready to use it yet . She says they are only for old people . She was 76 last birthday ….

Cue videos of gards falling over

Oh cool!! I hope they give them capes too! They will look amazing!

The guy that invented the silly thing went over a cliff on his Segway last year and was killed…our Garda should be using mountain bikes in the city centre..no need for charge points like the Segway and our lads can keep fit..

Great idea. Have seen them in use by police in Canada etc. they are quick and very easy to use.

Garda stations don’t have Internet or email. They cant track your stolen mobile device if you want to email them a map location etc.They use fax. Should sort this out first.
What if the assailant runs up the stars?
Jet pack ?

Guards on segways ooh that’s gonna look ridiculous. I already feel sorry for the security guards in our local shopping centre, whirring along with their cycle helmets! The poor coppers are going to get a ferocious slagging from the locals in Dublin1

The security guards in Mahon Point Shopping Centre in Cork had them for a while. I havent seen them using them in some time.

Personally, I couldnt really see what exactly the point was.

Hope they are not found up on blocks, or stripped of their metal parts..

how long will it be before on a garda leaves his segway unattended and some scally nick’s it? i’ll bet 1 day.

Which Beastie boys video is that picture from?

Great idea as they will allow the Garda see over the crowd. It will add 8 inches to their height and that can only help.

hardly suitable for the job

What is all the fuss about – they are getting them a gift to see how it goes. The state is not paying money for them

Cars,horses,bikes,motorbikes,helicopters,and now these silly things…What next …roller blades for the Gardai??

Ah come on Paul… This has to be a joke. I witnessed 4 Garda getting out of a small car to chase a suspect and it looked like a scene from the Keystone cops and now they will have these yokes … How can they be taken serious.

What happens when they come to a wall or flight of steps?….they’ll be too fat to run using these things

These are mechanical vehicles. Are they allowed in pedestrian areas like grafton st and Henry st?

Watch your ankles and Achilles tendons if the Gardai are let loose in Grafton Street on those things

Is there an allowance for using a Segway!

This is stupidest idea I’ve ever heard of.

That’s exactly what they need. Cut back on physical activity, the poor auld divils are wore out.

why are there so many double posts?

why are there so many double posts ; )

Great idea. Good on built iPhone pedestrian areas.

we soon wont need foothpaths as no one will walk anymore and weigh 40 stone

I know they’re free, but what’ll the specialist training sessions for learning how to use the Segway cost us?!?!

Was that them around 5:30PM last night in the Phoenix park going up and down the Pope’s cross hill in hi viz on segways?

I know they’re free, but what’ll the specialist training sessions for learning how to use the Segway cost?!?!

Was that them last night around 5:30 going up and down the Pope’s Cross on segways in hi viz?

I think it’s cool, have seen them used by a good few car parks in the city centre. My only concern is that they can’t drive a car, so can they ride one of these?

oh no!!! the guards will get even fatter!!

so this what they’ll do with the savings from all the closed garda stations and other cut backs, buy a heap on fun toys after the ‘pilot scheme’ ends…

They better not drive one over a cliff like the inventor of them.

Ha you can imagine the seen this thing parked outside centra on the marlboro st talbot st jct one of the boys knocking out his blueys and yellies would be able to do the whole blocki asking every passer by are ya looking … lol