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Published 13:52 5 Feb 2026 GMT
Updated 14:23 5 Feb 2026 GMT
Add us as a preferred source on Google »Gardai and emergency services are at the scene of a major incident in Dublin city centre.
A Bus Éireann vehicle crashed on the pedestrianised North Earl Street.
The crash happened on the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street.
Ambulances and Dublin Fire Brigade units are at the scene.
Speaking in the Dáil, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has confirmed there was a fatality arising from the incident.
"I regret to say that there has been a fatality there and three others have been taken to hospital," he said.
A garda cordon has been put in place and the crash site has been surrounded by a tent.
Talbot Street has been closed from Gardiner Street, and Marlborough Street has been closed from Cathal Brugha Street.
Luas Green Line services have also been suspended between Parnell Street and St Stephen’s Green.
Gardai described the incident as ‘a serious road traffic incident involving a bus on North Earl Street, Dublin 1’.
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