Jackson Way ownership mystery may be revealed at tribunal today

The mystery of who owns the controversial English property company, Jackson Way, may be revealed when the Mahon tribunal resumes today.

Tribunal lawyers will say in a statement who they believe is behind the complex ownership structure of the company, which is at the centre of bribery allegations over its land at Carrickmines in south Dublin.

The statement is expected to disclose the findings of a three-year investigation into the offshore structure of the company, which is also under investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

This is likely to confirm that the owners include the businessman Mr Jim Kennedy and the lawyer, Mr John Caldwell. Both men hold their interest through trusts set up in offshore locations. Other owners may be revealed, but this is thought unlikely.

The tribunal has already investigated allegations by the former government press secretary Mr Frank Dunlop that Mr Kennedy gave him £25,000 to bribe councillors to rezone the Carrickmines lands. A report into these allegations will be published after public hearings into the ownership of the company have been completed.

Eighteen witnesses have been called to give evidence in this module of the tribunal's investigation, including Mr Kennedy, who said last year he would not co-operate with the tribunal, and Mr Caldwell.

Mr Bob Tracey, who sold the land to Mr Kennedy in the 1980s, will also appear, as will Mr Sam Stanley, who acted as an agent for Mr Kennedy and claims a 20 per cent share of the property.

Mr George Redmond, who was associated with Mr Kennedy in the 1980s, will be brought from Cloverhill prison to give evidence. Mr Redmond was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on corruption charges earlier this month.

The former Fianna Fáil TD, Mr Liam Lawlor, was originally scheduled to give evidence in this module. However, his name has disappeared from the latest list of witnesses published by the tribunal.

This module is expected to last between one and two months. The tribunal then plans to hear evidence into the rezoning of Quarryvale in west Dublin.