Court upholds bus driver's conviction for causing death of cyclist

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Osborn Irabor for careless driving causing the death of cyclist Mary White on November 17, 2014. Irabor, aged 60 from French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin, was originally convicted following a two-day trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October 2018 and disqualified from driving for four years. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge. His appeal centred on claims that the trial judge had not adequately explained legal terminology to the jury in accessible language during a re-charge following their request for clarification. The Court of Appeal, in a judgment delivered by Mr Justice John Edwards, rejected these arguments, finding the verdict was properly supported by evidence. The court noted that the prosecution had presented clear evidence that Irabor's double-decker bus cut the corner when turning at a T junction on Burlington Road, Dublin, striking Ms White and causing her death from head injuries two days later.