The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Grace Lynch’s parents on death threats and their road safety campaign

Siobhán and Martin, the parents of Grace Lynch, speak about death threats, online abuse and their campaign for road safety reform

16-year-old Grace Lynch was killed by a scrambler bike in January, while out walking near her home in Dublin.

Her heartbroken parents, Siobhán and Martin, immediately embarked on a campaign to ensure nobody would suffer as they had, seeking legal changes to take scrambler bikes and e-scooters out of the hands of children.

Their campaign has already forced the introduction of Grace’s Law, banning the use of scramblers on public roads, but a combination of legal loopholes, lack of enforcement and a non-existent tracing system means, they say, there is much more work to do.

They’ve received death threats and online abuse as a result of speaking out — with little legal recourse.

When they approached social media giant TikTok about abusive AI videos of their deceased daughter, they were asked to provide a death certificate.

On Tuesday, the couple will speak before an Oireachtas Justice committee.

Listen to their story on today’s episode of The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast.