Sinn Fein Councillor Arrested
Sinn Fein Councillor Jonathan Dowdall was arrested as he
tried to board a flight to Dubai earlier this week by officers investigating
the murder of David Byrne. His home on Navan Road Dublin had been raided as
Gardai searched for any evidence to link Dowdall with the attack on The Regency
Hotel that left David Byrne dead.
Mary Lou McDonald, Gerry Adams TD, Johnathan Dowdall
Dowdall is closely linked to senior members of Sinn Fein and
his arrest will bring embarrassment to the already embattled Sinn Fein
President Gerry Adams TD.
It is understood that Dowdall, who had just been served a
Garda Information Message (GIM) that his life was under threat, had been under
surveillance for months.
Johnathan Dowdall's House and BMW on The Navan Road Dublin
He is being quizzed about a weapons warehouse in north
county Dublin where it is understood the guns used in the Regency Hotel attack
were stored.
He is also being questioned about driving Gerry ‘the Monk’
Hutch around the country before the weapons were seized in Slane, in Co. Meath,
last March.
The Irish Observer has learned that Dowdall quickly came to
the attention of Gardai following The Regency murder as he was known to have
the logistical network needed to support the Regency attack.
Johnathan Dowdall Arrested, Sinn Fein, Regency Hotel Attack, Hutch
Gang
