Man (23) dies after being hit by bus in Dublin city

A 23-year-old pedestrian died after he was hit by a bus outside Busáras in Dublin city on Thursday night.

The incident occurred at about 11.30pm at the junction of Amiens Street and Store Street, Dublin 1.

The man, who has been named by gardaí as Ciarán Briody, was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other injuries reported. Mr Briody was from just outside Dunshaughlin in Co Meath.

Mr Briody’s body was removed to the City Morgue at Whitehall. The scene was preserved for a technical examination by Garda forensic collision investigators.

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There were road closures in the area on Friday morning. Busáras was closed for a period but has since reopened.

Red Line Luas services east of Abbey Street were also suspended for a period on Friday morning but have since returned to normal.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage, including dash-cam, and who were in the area on Thursday night between 11.15pm and 11.45pm, are asked to make this footage available to gardaí.

Store Street Garda station can be contacted at 01 666 8000 and the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

Meanwhile, the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau has called on “everyone to play their part” in improving road safety, following a month in which 25 road fatalities were recorded, bringing the annual total to 126 people.

Speaking in the wake of the death of the man outside Busáras, Superintendent Tom Murphy encouraged all road users to be increasingly vigilant and to drive with caution.

“My message today is that everybody has a part to play and to work with us in reducing those deaths. It is not solely about An Garda Síochána going out and enforcing road traffic legislation, it’s about people slowing down as well. Slow down and play your part,” he said.

Of the 126 people who lost their lives on Irish roads this year, 44 were motorists with 30 passengers also killed. Other road users included in the figures were pedestrians (29), motorcyclists (17), cyclists (3) and e-scooter users (3).

This week also saw the chair of the Road Safety Authority, Liz O’Donnell, call for “urgent” action to improve road safety, including a reduction in speed limits. “We need more visible policing, we need more GoSafe vans, and we need to lower speed limits,” she said.

In reaction to the call for lower speed limits, Supt Murphy said the Government Road Safety Strategy, of which An Garda Síochána were a key stakeholder, is reviewing speed limits in Ireland, and is currently before the Government.

When questioned as to the Garda’s response to the prevalence of fatalities on Irish roads this year, Supt Murphy said, “gardaí are out on active patrol 24/7. I think the figures reflect that with over 100,000 speeding detections and over 5,000 drink driving detections already this year. These are lifesaver offences, so we are playing our part. But it is a multi-role, everyone has a responsibility.”

Supt Murphy also called for increased awareness from all road users, asking people to recognise that they “have a responsibility when driving to disconnect yourself from everything else”, and to avoid using mobile phones when driving.