Flood deliberates course on exiled Kennedy

THE Flood Tribunal is expected to decide this week on what legal action, if any, it intends to take against the tax exile businessman, Jim Kennedy over his refusal to appear at the inquiry as a witness.

Mr Kennedy, who is based in the Isle of Man and Gibraltar, has repeatedly ignored summons to attend the Tribunal to answer questions about his alleged role in attempts to bribe politicians.

The political lobbyist, Frank Dunlop has told the inquiry that the 55-year-old reclusive millionaire paid him £25,000 in 1992 to give to councillors in return for their support of a motion to rezone lands owned by Mr Kennedy’s company, Paisley Park Investments in Carrickmines, Co Dublin.