Dowdall: 'You are doing your utmost best to destroy me'

Gerry Hutch's defence lawyer told the judge today that he may cross-examine Jonathan Dowdall until Wednesday next week

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall was cross-examined on Thursday about the recordings of his first interviews after he was arrested by gardaí in May 2016. He may be in the witness box for eight days. Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA

“You’re doing your utmost best to destroy me in any way you can,” Jonathan Dowdall told defence counsel Brendan Grehan SC.

This was the third day of his cross-examination, and the former Sinn Féin councillor was telling Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s barrister that he had “embarrassed him” over medical issues and was “picking and choosing certain things” and “not putting a fair picture” across.