A garda has appeared in court charged in connection with a road crash almost two years ago in which three men died.
John Francis Ryan, who was stationed at Tallaght Garda Station in Dublin, is facing three charges of dangerous driving and one of endangerment.
The case has been adjourned until October.
Mr Ryan appeared before Dublin District Court after being summonsed on four alleged offences.
He is accused of three counts of dangerous driving contrary to Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and one count of endangerment contrary to Section 13 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
The charges relate to the incident on 7 July 2021 when a BMW driving at speed on the wrong side of the N7 motorway crashed into a truck and burst into flames.
Three members of a mobile burglary gang, 29-year-old Dean Maguire, Karl Freeman, 26, and 31-year-old Graham Taylor, were killed instantly.
The charges arose following a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute the garda on foot of a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) investigation.
In court today, Mr Ryan's solicitor Elizabeth Hughes applied for disclosure of CCTV evidence and GSOC investigating officer Sean Campbell said he would comply with the request.
Judge Joanne Carroll asked had GSOC seen anyone from the DPP’s office, which is prosecuting the case.
Mr Campbell replied that "there doesn’t appear to be anyone here".
He also said he had been on to the DPP's office, but he did not believe there would be anyone in court.
The court has yet to hear directions from the DPP as to whether the case is to be heard at district court level or in the higher circuit court where the potential penalties upon conviction are more severe.
The judge directed that the garda's address was not to be published and adjourned the case until October for a plea or a date for trial.
The garda was escorted into a restricted area and left the building by a side entrance.
