Bus Éireann has pleaded not guilty to four charges arising out of last year's bus crash in Co Meath in which five teenage girls died.
The State bus company faced four charges at Navan District Court yesterday.
One charge was that the company failed to ensure that the anti-lock braking system was working on the bus, which crashed at Mooretown, Navan, on May 23rd last year, claiming the lives of the five girls.
Another company, Keltank Ltd, Railway Street, Balbriggan, which serviced the bus involved in the crash, was also summonsed over the maintenance of the braking system.
Charges against Meath County Council, in relation to road works at the time of the accident, have been adjourned for two weeks.
Judge John Brophy told the court that only two summonses had been issued to the local authority, despite three charges being cited in the book of evidence.
He instructed that the third charge be dropped or that a new summons be issued to the council.
The trial has been set for October 24th at Trim Circuit Court.
Judge Brophy said the court would be hearing from a number of expert witnesses. The trial is expected to last up to three weeks.