Kennedy will not meet with tribunal

BUSINESSMAN James Kennedy, who is named as one of the owners of the Jackson Way property company, has told the Flood Tribunal he will not meet with its investigators or attend hearings.

In a letter sent through his solicitors last month he told the tribunal the allegations made against him "do not dignify a response" and that it has no powers to compel him to respond.

The reclusive investor who ran gaming arcades and other commercial ventures in Ireland says he is now living in Gibraltar and has renounced his Irish nationality.