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I know little about this person, disagree with her politics, and in no way dispute the status of the IRA as a terrorist organisation, but I do take issue with including the word "terrorist" in the lead sentence for a few reasons:
As far as I know, Ms Gatland hasn't been convicted of terror offences, so there is a danger of libel here, not to mention a reasonably large violation of WP:BLP
There is nothing to suggest that her involvement with the IRA continues to the present day, so, at the very least, we should include the word "former"; I would also suggest putting the terrorism part after "councillor"
The lead goes on to mention her involvement in the IRA; this adequately conveys the issue without using such inflammatory language
On the whole, especially given the current political climate in the UK, the desire to keep the word seems to be driven by an overtly political motive. Wikipedia should, of course, retain a NPOV.
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