The corruption trial of a businessman, a councillor and 3 former politicians will continue with 11 jurors.
One juror has been discharged at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court due to a bereavement.
Jim Kennedy of Queen's Quay, Gibraltar denies making corrupt payments to local politicians in the 1990s for votes in favour of land rezoning in Carrickmines, South Dublin.
Last week, former lobbyist Frank Dunlop told the jury he lied to the planning tribunal and spent 13.5 months in jail after pleading guilty to a number of corruption charges.
Other accused
Jim Kennedy denies 16 counts of making corrupt payments in 1992 and 1997. He is on trial with a sitting councillor and 3 former politicians who deny charges of receiving corrupt payments in various locations in Dublin including the Davenport Hotel, Conway’s pub and Buswells Hotel.
They are Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councillor Tony Fox (72) of Mountainview Park, Churchtown, Dublin and former councillors Colm Mc Grath (56) of Swiftwood, Saggart, Donal Lydon (74) of Santo Antonio, Stillorgan Park Avenue and Liam Cosgrave (57) of Merrion Park, Blackrock.
