The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on an appeal by former assistant Dublin city and county manager George Redmond against his conviction for corruption.
Redmond is serving a 12-month sentence with effect from November 19th last. He is expected to be released next month irrespective of the outcome of the appeal.
The appeal centred on new evidence relating to the bank accounts of Dublin garage owner Mr Brendan Fassnidge who has alleged he paid Redmond a £10,000 bribe in relation to the sale in the 1980s from the former Dublin County Council of a right of way at Palmerstown.
After hearing evidence today relating to Mr Fassnidge's accounts at Bank of Ireland, Blanchardstown, Dublin, and submissions on behalf of Redmond and the DPP, Ms Justice McGuinness said the three-judge court would reserve judgment.
Rednmond, now aged 80, was jailed for 12 months on December 19th last after being found guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of accepting a bribe from Mr Fassnidge. The sentence was backdated to November 19th, 2003, when he went into custody.