The trial of three county councillors and a businessman accused of engaging in corruption is to resume tomorrow.
The charges relate to allegations that businessman Jim Kennedy used political lobbyist Frank Dunlop to bribe councillors to vote to rezone potentially valuable land.
Yesterday one of the accused, former Fianna Fáil councillor and senator Don Lydon, was discharged from the trial after legal discussions.
The case against the remaining defendants was due to resume today, but Judge Mary Ellen told the jury that they were not in a position to proceed.
She apologised to the jury for the inconvenience and told them that despite the delays they will still be in a position to finish by 2 August.
Mr Lydon, of Santo Antonio, Stillorgan Park Avenue, had pleaded not guilty to corruptly receiving money at various locations in Dublin on dates in June 1992 and October 1997 as inducements to rezone lands in Carrickmines as industrial while he was a Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county councillor.
Tony Fox, 72, of Churchtown, Dublin; Colm McGrath, 56, of Saggart; and Liam Cosgrave, 57, of Blackrock, have also denied the same offences.
Mr Kennedy, 66, of Queens Quay, Gibraltar, has pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of making corrupt payments between June 1992 and October 1997 to councillors to rezone the land.
