The teenager appeared before Judge Patricia Cronin at the Dublin Children's Court on Wednesday.

Denise McDonald’s mother Peg Bernie, died in June 2023, three days after she was knocked down by an e-scooter driven by Aaron Gumbel who was sentenced to eight years in prison in October 2024.

Gardaí say the single-vehicle crash happened on Friday at around 8.30pm outside the former Spinnaker House Hotel.

A new study found fewer than one in 10 individuals who attended hospital following a fall or collision involving the devices was wearing protective headgear.

He was found hurt on Saint Brendan’s Road in Tralee at about 6.30pm on Saturday.