A number of safety measures to protect pedestrians at a dangerous junction on O'Connell Street, Dublin, near the Spire, have been recommended by a jury at an inquest.
Maree Buckland (60), Warwickshire, England, originally from Ireland, was killed in 2005 when she was hit by a double-decker bus while crossing the road over to the Spire on O'Connell Street just off North Earl Street.
The inquest heard that the stretch of road where Ms Buckland and her friend Jagdish Mangat had crossed was paved similarly to the footpath and could lead to confusion that this part of the street was pedestrianised.
Ms Buckland sustained fatal head injuries following the collision on September 15th, 2005, and was taken to St James's Hospital in Dublin. She died eight days later.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death and recommended the crossing be re-evaluated by Dublin City Council with improved sign-posting and clearer road-markings.