Dowdall criticised Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for not attending Hutch funeral, trial told

Former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall (pictured) in the audio recording refers to "all the bleeding killins" and "dealing with the bleedin little wankers that are up and comin". File picture

Former Sinn Féin Councillor Jonathan Dowdall criticised party leader Mary Lou McDonald for not attending the funeral of murdered man Edward 'Neddy' Hutch and told his brother, Regency Hotel murder accused Gerard Hutch: "But ya's were good enough to use Gerard for votes, ya's were good enough to use for money", the Special Criminal Court has heard.

In conversations captured by a garda bugging device when Dowdall and Mr Hutch allegedly travelled to the North to meet with republicans, Mr Dowdall also says Ms McDonald should have stated it was untrue that "Gerard Hutch so called Monk, is involved in drugs".