Independent senator and former tánaiste Michael McDowell has told the High Court that the government in place at the time of the peace process viewed Gerry Adams as a leading member of the IRA army council. The former Progressive Democrats leader, who was appointed attorney general in 1999 and later served as justice minister under Bertie Ahern’s government, said this view was based on intelligence briefings. First elected in 1987, McDowell told the jury he had never met any politician who didn’t believe Adams’ reputation was as a leading member of the IRA. McDowell was among several witnesses called by…

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