A jury has being sworn in for the trial of former Dublin Assistant County Manager, Mr George Redmond, on corruption charges alleging he received a payment in return for planning favours.
Mr Redmond (82) has pleaded not guilty to receiving IR £10,000 from Patrick Dunne on a date between October 10th, 1985 and June 26th, 1989 as an inducement or reward for doing or forebearing to do anything in respect of a compulsory purchase order by Dublin City Council on 167 acres of land situated at Bussardstown and Coolmine.
Former Dublin assistant county manager George Redmond
He has also pleaded not guilty to receiving the money as a reward for showing favour to another in relation to the same land.
The hearing has begun before Judge Joseph Matthews at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court with legal issues relating to management of the trial in the absence of the jury.