Lawlor at centre of bribe firms, Flood told

Disgraced TD Liam Lawlor and reclusive businessman Jim Kennedy were at the centre of two property companies that allegedly paid £30,000 in bribes to councillors, the Flood Tribunal was told yesterday.

The former Government press secretary, Frank Dunlop told the Tribunal both Mr Lawlor and Mr Kennedy had a financial interest in Paisley Park and Jackson Way - two offshore companies which owned land in south Dublin. The land was the subject of controversial rezoning motions over the past decade.