Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 29562Careless driving causing death · Co. Dublin · 17 Nov 2014

Appeal dismissed in Dublin careless driving causing death case

On 17 November 2014, Mary White, a 55-year-old woman, was knocked off her bicycle by a double-decker bus driven by Osborn Irabor, a 60-year-old man, at a T-junction on Burlington Road, Dublin 4. She died two days later from head injuries. Irabor was convicted of careless driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October 2018 and disqualified from driving for four years. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal in October 2021, ruling the verdict was open to the jury and supported by the evidence.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted19 Oct
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Osborn Irabor, a bus driver, was convicted of careless driving causing the death of Mary White.
  • Mary White died two days after the collision from head injuries.
Where
The collision occurred at a T-junction on Burlington Road, Dublin 4.
When
The collision occurred on 17 November 2014.
In court
  • Irabor was convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October 2018.
  • The Court of Appeal dismissed Irabor's appeal in October 2021, ruling the verdict was open to the jury and supported by the evidence.
Sentence
Irabor was disqualified from driving for four years.
Other details
  • Mary White had spent 35 years cycling around Dublin and was described as meticulous on the roads.
  • Irabor was driving a double-decker bus that cut the corner at the T-junction before knocking the cyclist off her bicycle.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatOsborn Irabor pleaded not guilty to careless driving causing the death of Mary White (irishtimes.com)
  • whatMary White died two days after the collision from head injuries (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe collision was at a T-junction on Burlington Road, Dublin 4 (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe collision occurred on 17 November 2014 (irishtimes.com)
  • courtIrabor was convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October 2018 (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe court ruled no requisitions were raised by either side arising out of the re-charge (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe court was satisfied the verdict was open to the jury with evidence capable of supporting it (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge rejected any suggestion the verdict was perverse (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceIrabor was disqualified from driving for four years (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMary White had spent 35 years cycling around Dublin (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMary White was described as meticulous on the roads (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 19 Oct2021
    Convictedirishtimes.com, first report
    Bus driver convicted of causing cyclist’s death loses appeal

    The Court of Appeal dismissed Irabor's appeal against his October 2018 conviction, ruling the verdict was open to the jury and supported by clear evidence that his double-decker bus cut the corner at a T-junction before knocking the cyclist off her bicycle.

    convicted, Osborn Irabor, 60, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Osborn Iraborvictim, Mary White, 55, female, irish (judged from name)Mary White