Leo Dowling

Leo Dowling is a taxi driver from Carrigstown, Ireland. He plays the guitar and likes eating pasta, according to his Tinder profile. His son is Dean Dowling, a UFC fighter.

Provisional Irish Republican Army
Leo was heavily involved in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (pIRA) in the early 1970s. He was sentenced to the H-Block for 14 years in 1979 and described the conditions in an interview as poor. During his time there a hunger strike was commenced by the prisoners. Leo described this event as being for the dignity of man and that it seemed as if no one gave a damn. He has a tattoo of Bobby Sands on his left arm. He denounces any affiliation with this group and states the Good Friday Agreement as proof of his innocence.

Political Career
He joined Sinn Féin in 2001 and left in 2006 to join Republican Sinn Féin. In 2017 he left politics and purchased a holiday home in Thailand. He returned to Carrigstown with no money in March 2019 and is now working as a taxi driver again.