Now retired from role as reporter for The Sunday Independent. Formerly, staff reporter on newspapers in USA, London, and Longford.

Joined February 2011
My Victim Impact Statement which I delivered at The High Court in Belfast today.
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Testing and contact tracing in schools are among new measures being considered. European guidelines recommend: ▪️If two or more cases are found in a class, test the entire class ▪️If additional cases are found, consider quarantining the entire class independent.ie/irish-news/he…
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Earlier R116 report draft called for external review of Coast Guard independent.ie/irish-news/ea…
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
Sunday Independent P1 - Third Covid jab for over-60s 'urgently needed' - Maeve Sheehan & Shane Ross on the Paddy Cosgrave Web Summit controversy - Full county by county stats on vaccinations to date, Hugh O'Connell report - Extensive Ireland v Japan coverage in Sport - Lots more
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Pretty cool seeing my name listed with some brilliant colleagues. I learned a lot from @shanephelanindo and @fionnansheahan when I started in journalism, so it's great to see their names here. Also delighted for all @TheSundayIndo folks nominated independent.ie/irish-news/me…
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So excited to have Life shortlisted for newspaper magazine of the year 🎉 🎉🎉 I’m immensely proud of all of work we’ve done to revamp the magazine and make her a read worthy of a nomination
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards sponsored by @NationalLottery 👋👋 The full shortlist can be viewed here journalismawards.ie/shortlis… Sincere congratulations to all finalists! #JournoAwards21
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
17 nominations for the Sunday Independent in the Newsbrand Ireland Journalism Awards. Well done to our talented and hugely committed team
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards sponsored by @NationalLottery 👋👋 The full shortlist can be viewed here journalismawards.ie/shortlis… Sincere congratulations to all finalists! #JournoAwards21
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After an *interesting* few days it’s lovely to be shortlisted for a journalism award for my mica coverage. Absolute pleasure to meet affected families and to be among the very best in Irish journalism. Proud of my many Sunday Independent colleagues who feature too. @newsbrandsirl
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
TWO Sunday Independent front pages tonight - the second is our first Northern Ireland edition, which will have a much bigger distribution. Huge effort this week from the SI team - and lots of excellent material across both editions
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
On Sunday we launch a new Northern Ireland edition of the Sunday Independent - it will be available in almost 200 additional outlets for the special price of £1 (first 4 weeks). This piece gives a good flavour of what's coming in the first edition independent.ie/opinion/comme…
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How a small army of anti-vaxxers is waging ‘war’ on civil society: - Threats of house ‘arrests’ - Intimidating letters to schools - Addresses of public figures shared online - Threats to ‘hang’ politicians My investigation for today’s Sunday Independent independent.ie/world-news/co…
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We’re still not out of the woods, according to WHO emergency officer Dr Catherine Smallwood. Even after restrictions ease on October 22 there are plenty of issues for us to cope with independent.ie/world-news/co…
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Negative impact of lockdowns will endure beyond pandemic independent.ie/irish-news/he…
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Crackdown on human trafficking sees rescue of 38 people in Ireland. Gardai investigating those behind illegal immigrants being forced to work in sex industry. My interview with Assistant Garda Commissioner John O'Driscoll for today’s Sunday Independent. independent.ie/irish-news/cr…
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The anti-establishment campaigner who thinks Joe Biden is a hologram, the former Sinn Fein election candidate who thinks the government controls us, and the far-right anti-vaxxer. In today’s Sunday Independent, I look at the group spreading Covid-19 lies. independent.ie/irish-news/he…
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Covid: The next six months independent.ie/irish-news/he…
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The concluding part of Paul Kimmage's In search of Michelle Smith series - the full piece runs to almost 16,000 words of exceptional sportswriting
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Far too many people were caught in the web of Smith controversy, writes Paul Kimmage independent.ie/sport/other-s…
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Alan O'Keeffe retweeted
Sunday Independent P1 - Taoiseach's willingness to push ahead with vaccination of over 5s if public health guidance supports it - More turbulence in air traffic control - Rodney Edwards on the death of Joe McCarron - Paul Kimmage on Michelle Smith, series finale - And lots more
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Sing along with me...⬇️. Happy Thursday and remember to keep Safe 💖 – at South Tipperary, Ireland
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