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Friday 27 November 2020
Dowdall and his father had their sentences reduced at the Court of Appeal today.
A video of the the torture was recovered by garda í at Jonathan Dowdall’s home.
Jonathan Dowdall falsely imprisoned and waterboarded a man who came to his house looking to buy a motorbike.
The two men had met after Jonathan Dowdall had advertised a motorbike for sale on DoneDeal.ie.
Jonathan Dowdall and his father will be sentenced on 28 April.
Jonathan Dowdall stands accused of the offences together with his father stemming from incidents on the 15 January 2015.
Each of the three charges against Jonathan Dowdall (39) and Patrick Dowdall (59) are alleged to have taken place in Dublin in January 2015.
Jonathan Dowdall is also charged with possessing a firearm or imitation firearm.
Jonathan Dowdall (37) and his father Patrick Dowdall (59) were arrested this evening by members of the Special Detective Unit.
Jonathan Dowdall has said that all four vehicles are on finance.
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has responded to claims by former councillor Jonathan Dowdall.
Party whip Aengus Ó Snodaigh was responding to more allegations of bullying in Sinn Féin.
Jonathan Dowdall, a former close colleague of Mary Lou, is now helping the outgoing Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Jonathan Dowdall has quit as a Dublin city councillor.
Jonathan Dowdall said that he’s “delighted” to be sticking with the party.
Jonathan Dowdall had initially stepped down due to health reasons, but now says he will stay in his council seat.
Jonathan Dowdall was elected in the local elections this summer. Mary Lou McDonald has thanked him for his hard work.
Not a good day for those erecting posters around the capital.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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