Businessman Jim Kennedy has appeared in the High Court as part of his legal action to stop his trial on charges of making corrupt payments to politicians for the rezoning of lands in Carrickmines, Dublin in the 1990s.

A trial date has been set at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for five men on charges of giving or receiving corrupt payments in relation to the rezoning of lands.

The cases of four former Fianna Fáil councillors accused of corruptly receiving money are listed to be mentioned at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.

A former Fianna Fáil councillor accused of accepting money to vote for rezoning of lands in Carrickmines in Dublin in the 1990s was today remanded on continuing bail in his absence due to poor health.

A former councillor charged with accepting money to vote for rezoning of lands in Carrickmines in Dublin in the 1990's, was remanded on bail in his absence today after a court heard he is in hospital.

Businessman Jim Kennedy, who is accused of numerous counts of corrupt payments to politicians, was served with a book of evidence today and sent forward for trial before a judge and jury.

A former Fine Gael politician appeared at the Dublin District Court this afternoon to face charges of taking corrupt payments in relation to rezoning of lands in Carrickmines in Dublin in the 1990's.

A man accused of kidnapping a teenage traveller and demanding a £100,000 ransom was acting as a go-between to ensure his safe release, a court heard today.