Leslie Dowdall: 'I'm in a new relationship at 65 — it’s never too late to find love'

Former In Tua Nua frontwoman Leslie Dowdall leads a fulfilling life teaching music, touring around the country and hillwalking, and has recently found love again. At 65, she says she has never felt so energised

Singer Leslie Dowdall is speaking about love and romance in later life at Bealtaine Festival. Picture: Garry O’Neill

Once the frontwoman of acclaimed 1980s Celtic trad/rock band In Tua Nua, Leslie Dowdall now teaches music and lives an active life in rural Wicklow.

That life has been the stuff of dreams: Recording albums, touring the world, and performing with rockstar royalty like U2, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, and Simple Minds.