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Galway gardai require more powers of seizure in order to tackle the potentially dangerous presence of rickshaws on the city’s footpaths and streets, the Joint Policing Committee was told this week.

By the middle of summer, rickshaws will no longer operate in Galway city as the current licences will be allowed expire but not be renewed.

A fun family cycle day to fundraise for Ability West will take place on June 9.

Rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages will have to operate under new laws passed by City Hall this week. However the location for the horse and carriage set down and hiring stand has yet to be fully decided.

Rickshaws will be able to continue operating freely on the streets of Galway for the rest of the summer after a proposed new set of bylaws was kicked into touch at Monday’s council meeting.

The Galway City Council are to introduce bye-laws for the operation of rickshaws and any other non-motorised passenger transport in Galway city.

Mick Sweeney of Abbey Limos has years of experience in the transport business. He emigrated to England in the ‘80s where he set up a taxi business in Reading. He became established and made some connections where he then started to supply professional chauffeurs to business people, actors, etc.