Government: SF trio on army council. Labour: If it’s true, put them on trial

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Martin Ferris should be put on trial if the Government’s claims that they are members of the IRA’s Army Council are true, the Labour Party insisted last night.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell yesterday accused the three men of being members of the IRA Army Council.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern supported this view and said that based on garda intelligence, the Government is “absolutely satisfied” that the leadership of Sinn Féin and the IRA are interlinked.