JIM KENNEDY, the Dublin businessman charged last week with several counts of corrupt payments to politicians, has been remanded on continuing bail after he appeared at Cloverhill District Court.
Last Friday evening, Mr Kennedy (63), a father of 10 children, was brought before a late sitting of Dublin District Court accused of corrupt payments to politicians. The charges relate to the attempted rezoning of land owned by Jackson Way Properties at Carrickmines in 1992, and the successful rezoning of part of the lands in 1997.
Mr Kennedy, who faces 16 charges, was remanded in custody on Friday with consent to bail of €30,000 in his own bond and with an independent surety of €50,000, to be lodged with the prison governor.
Bail was later taken up by Mr Kennedy, who appeared again yesterday at Cloverhill District Court. He remained silent during the brief proceedings, accompanied by his wife.
Judge Bridget Reilly heard the defence was consenting to him being remanded on continuing bail to appear at the Dublin District Court tomorrow.
Charges against Mr Kennedy include allegations of payments to former Dublin city councillor Seán Gilbride at the offices of former government press secretary and lobbyist Frank Dunlop, in Upper Mount Street, Dublin, on June 11th, 1992; to former Dublin city councillor Jack Larkin at Conway’s pub, Parnell Street, Dublin; to former Dublin city councillor Tom Hand on May 4th, 1992, at the reception area of Dublin County Council, and to former Dublin City councillor Liam Cosgrave some time between June 12th and June 29th, 1992.
As part of his bail terms, he must reside at an apartment of the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin, and sign on daily at Donnybrook Garda station.