Paraic O'Brien , Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Paraic O'Brien is a Foreign Affairs 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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Is there an army of influencers peddling Russian propaganda worldwide?
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American journalist Evan Gershkovich released in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War
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Southport attack: how disinformation spread to start a riot
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Venezuela election: more violence expected as Maduro protests spread
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Can France form coalition government after Macron’s election gamble?
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France’s historic far-right election victory explained
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From Nigeria to the UK: Moussa’s four year journey seeking asylum [Dubbed]
The debate around asylum seekers often reveals a deep fear or contempt for people who try to seek sanctuary on British shores.
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From Nigeria to the UK: Moussa’s four year journey seeking asylum
The debate around asylum seekers often reveals a deep fear or contempt for people who try to seek sanctuary on British shores.
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20 people dead after synagogue and church attacks in southern Russia
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Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact
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