The victim of the bus crash in Dublin city centre on Thursday has been named as Frank Daly. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireTimelineAround 12.30pm: A double-decker Bus Éireann bus, not in service at the time, is understood to have collided with a number of people on North Earl Street in Dublin 1. 12.32pm: Gardaí and emergency services received reports of a road traffic collision involving a bus and pedestrians. Dublin Fire Brigade asked the public to avoid Marlborough Street, North Earl Street, Talbot Street and surrounding areas. Jean O’Sullivan, chief executive of Bus Éireann, said: “We are profoundly saddened by this tragic incident.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2026 16:54 UTC