Paraic O'Brien , Correspondent
Paraic O'Brien is a Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Paraic's investigations include the multi-award winning "Bruce Lee, King of Romania's Sewers", a searing film about the subterranean life of Bucharest's drug addicts. His expose of how the global online game Habbo Hotel was putting children at risk, resulted in a mass exodus of investors. His investigation into the death of Alois Dvorzac in a British detention centre exposed serious flaws in the immigration system.
He was the first TV reporter on the ground in Brixton and Croydon as the riots broke out in 2011. He also once had a minor altercation with Russell Brand.
Before joining Channel 4 News he worked at the BBC as an investigations reporter for BBC London News and Newsnight on occasion. Prior to that he was a community worker in Ireland and south London.
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Populist Salvini poised for breakthrough in Italian regional elections
Italy’s far right leader Matteo Salvini is poised for a political breakthrough in this weekend’s local elections – triggering shock waves through the country’s establishment.
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Hundreds of airstrikes hit Syria as Assad’s forces seek to take back control
Just eight days after a ceasefire was brokered between Russia and Turkey, the Syrian regime has intensified its bombardment of rebel-held areas in southern Idlib and Aleppo.
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Arrests made after three men stabbed to death in Ilford
Two people have been arrested after three men were found stabbed to death in Ilford, East London last night.
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International community call for compensation for victims in Iran plane crash
There’s growing pressure on Iran to conduct a transparent investigation into the downing of a passenger plane in which 176 people died.
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Stabbed Deliveroo driver remembered
Taqi Boudhane was a motorcycle delivery driver out delivering food last Friday night in North London when he was fatally stabbed.
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Ukraine plane ‘highly likely’ shot down by Iran missile – US officials say
US officials have said that it’s highly likely that it was an Iranian missile that brought down a passenger plane yesterday.
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Three Britons among 176 killed as plane crashes in Iran
Three Britons are known to be among the 176 people who died when an Ukrainian International Airlines plane came down shortly after taking off from Tehran airport.
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Hong Kong protest: Evidence of intimidation and threats against students in UK
Students have played a key part in this year’s pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Here in the UK, universities have seen students holding demonstrations of solidarity. But with more than 100,000 Chinese students studying at British campuses, this programme has found worrying evidence of intimidation and threats to students who won’t tow the Communist Party’s…
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British men who travelled to Syria to join ISIS say they ‘want to be put on trial in the UK’
Two men who left the UK to join so-called Islamic State have told Channel 4 News that they want to return home to face trial.
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Suspect linked to kidnap and torture of Northern Irish businessman dies during raid
The main suspect connected to the kidnap and torture of a Northern Irish businessman has died.
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Target Voter: As Facebook tighten rules on election ads – are the parties targeting you?
Facebook has come under fire after its social media platforms were used to spread fake news amid allegations of foreign interference. Today the company announced it was tightening its rules for the UK General Election.
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Retracing the European journey made by the 39 lorry victims
The trailer which ended its journey with 39 bodies on board last week, travelled first through Northern France and then Belgium.
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Essex lorry driver charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people
Essex lorry driver, Maurice Robinson, charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people
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Lorry deaths: Migrants detained at Zeebrugge port
Today, another group of suspected migrants were detained at Zeebrugge port as they tried to climb a fence into a truck company compound.
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Brutality, betrayal and the Northern Irish borderlands
As Mr Lunney drove up the lane to his house, two cars boxed him in. He was abducted and taken across the border into the Republic of Ireland. There, he was tortured. Mr Lunney was left with “life-changing injuries”.
