It’s a scandal. Five schoolgirls die, but no one is named and shamed

JUDGE Pat McCartan of Dublin Circuit Criminal Court fined Bus Éireann €2 million for breaches of the Health and Safety Act in relation to the accident in which five schoolgirls were killed in a bus accident in Navan in May 2005.

It sounds like a grave penalty, but in reality the whole thing represents a great injustice.

The accident happened after the bus spun out of control and collided with cars before ending up on its side after the brakes locked and the driver lost control of the vehicle because its anti-lock braking system (ABS) was not working.