Technical evidence in the trial of the bus driver accused of dangerous driving causing the deaths of five people in Dublin City Centre three years ago has revealed his bus was well maintained and road worthy.

The driver of a bus which hit and killed five people outside the Clarence Hotel in Dublin city centre three years ago was supposed to be on a day off but was doing overtime to pay for his daughter to go on holiday.

Eye witnesses to an incident in which a bus hit and killed five people in Dublin city centre three years ago have given evidence on day two of the trial of the driver accused of dangerous driving causing death.

The trial of a Bus Átha Cliath driver accused of dangerous driving causing the deaths of five people in the city centre three years ago has begun at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The trial of the Bus Atha Cliath driver charged in connection with the deaths of five people has been fixed for April 24 next year at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The trial of a Dublin bus driver charged in connection with the deaths of five people will not now go ahead as planned in July due to "genuine apprehension" on the part of his defence team that it will not be ready.

The Dublin bus driver charged in connection with the deaths of five people was today remanded on continuing bail at the Dublin District Court.

A driver today appeared before Dublin District Court in connection with a bus crash at Wellington Quay which killed five people.