Mr Allen has been charged with the unlawful possession of cocaine contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act.
His hearing date in relation to the charge from last year will take place in the East Cork Court next month.
Joshua will enter a not guilty plea.
Allen s solicitor, Don Ryan, told the court that he will be bringing an engineer into court to act as a defence witness.
In response, Judge Gabbet said: I am trying to understand why you would need an engineer in a drug case.
Ryan said that his client will maintain that he was not in possession of cocaine. With regards to the engineer, the solicitor said that he would be needed to offer evidence on the lighting on the night in question, as he maintains that it was very dark.
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But Darina has still defended running the classes, saying she felt a strong responsibility towards the students who had arrived in Ireland in late December for two weeks of quarantine. They had travelled long distances. Some have taken three-month career breaks. We felt we had a duty of care to these students, said the chef.
The students had reportedly booked residential places on Ballymaloe’s 12-week Certificate Course, due to start on January 4, but were left in limbo when a full level 5 lockdown was announced on December 30.
Darina explained that after their 14-day quarantine, the students agreed to enter a ‘Ballymaloe bubble .