[4] Mary Lou McDonald described him as "a hard worker who will be missed in his elected role by local constituents".
[4] A few days later he claimed that a "small element" in the North Inner City section of the party had spread rumours about him.
[8] In January 2015 Dowdall advertised a BMW motorbike for sale on DoneDeal and was contacted by Alexander Hurley, who made an offer for the bike.
[9] Both Jonathan and his father pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning Hurley on 15 January 2015 at an address in Navan Road, to detaining him without his consent and to threatening to kill him.
He subsequently worked with, and supported, a political opponent of Sinn Féin in the Dublin Central Constituency.
[13] After a request from counsel for the Attorney General, the case was adjourned until 1 July 2022, pending the Supreme Court decision.
[13] In September 2022 both Jonathan and his father Patrick pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Byrne.
[3] On 3 October 2022 the Special Criminal Court was told that Jonathan Dowdall was willing to be a witness in the Regency shooting trial.