McDowell urges Yes vote as return to politics rumoured

FORMER tánaiste and justice minister Michael McDowell has added fuel to speculation that he intends to return to politics by joining the Yes side in the Lisbon Treaty campaign.

But the former Progressive Democrats leader would not comment on rumours he had been in talks with Fine Gael about the possibility of contesting a seat for the party in the next general election.

Mr McDowell strongly endorsed the treaty at a launch of the Solicitors for Lisbon group yesterday, in what was his first significant public involvement in politics since he lost his seat in the 2007 general election.