The woman killed in a motorbike crash in Dublin city centre has been named locally.
Marie Pollard (nee Farragher) was a nurse in University Hospital Galway and was in her early 60s when she died after being hit by the motorbike. The incident happened at the junction of Eden Quay and Beresford Place with the road closed for several hours afterward.
Ms Pollard lived in Galway for a number of years but was originally from the Neale in Co Mayo. She had retired from her role as a theatre nurse two years ago and had lived in the Castlegar area, Galway Beo reports.
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Tributes were paid to Marie online by friends and colleagues. She had been taken to the Mater Hospital following the collision but sadly died on Friday.
One person said: "Rest in eternal peace Marie. A very caring and a highly professional colleague. May God comfort her family in their great loss."
A second person added: "We are thinking and praying for you all and offer our sincere sympathy to Marie's family, relations and friends at this very difficult time. Rest in Peace Marie."
A third person paid tribute, writing: "Deepest sympathy to Pollard and Farragher family ,such a shock, my nursing colleague in UCHG , fab nurse , great friend, too young to go from this world, great nurse and her sisters were too, met her recently had long chat. May you rest in peace Marie, always remembered, lucky to have met you."
A Garda spokesman said: "Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Beresford Place/Eden Quay junction, Dublin 1 on Wednesday 9th November, 2022. At approximately 10:40am, Gardaí and Emergency Services were alerted to a collision involving a motorcyclist and a pedestrian at the junction of Eden Quay/Beresford Place, Dublin 1. The pedestrian, a woman in her early 60s, was seriously injured and taken from the scene to The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital to be treated for her injuries."
He added: "She passed away on Friday 11th November, 2022. The driver of the motorcycle was uninjured and did not require medical treatment. Gardaí at Store Street are appealing for witnesses to come forward. They are also appealing to road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) from the scene of the collision to make it this available to them."
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