Born in Dublin on the 21st of April 2000, Ian Downey is a radio presenter, actor, musician and interviewer. Initially starting in theatre, where he spent several years acting in various small productions, he studied to attain a Grade 10 in Speech and Drama. Following several roles in independent productions, he moved on to the world of radio where he hosted a jazz and blues show called "The Time Out Suite" on a local Dublin radio station called Dublin South FM. More recently, Downey was called to conduct several broadcast interviews with Dublin City FM, spoken in his native language Irish.