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.
Germany has finally publicly acknowledged that one of the cornerstones of EU migration management policy – the Dublin procedure – does not work any more.
As Europe’s leaders argue over the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, Paraic O’Brien travels with a family of Eritreans as it makes its way from Italy to Germany, encountering chaos on the way.
Addicts in Bucharest shoot up as many as 30 times a day. Paraic O’Brien went to meet the death metal drummer who is trying to stem Romania’s drugs and HIV epidemic.
Dorin Cioaba became king of the gypsies when his father died two years ago. Paraic OBrien meets the man who says Roma involved in crime in the UK should be deported.
Amid feverish politicking over immigration in the election, the Asian residents of Alexandra Road, Slough, are having to come to terms with arrivals from eastern Europe, as Paraic O’Brien reports.
Ethelbert Road in Margate is a truly globalised community, where immigrants and local Brits live side by side. Paraic O’Brien spent a week there, exploring the tensions around immigration.
Could you tell an old master from a modern Chinese copy? Dulwich Picture Gallery sets up a challenge for visitors by planting a fake in among the genuine articles. Can you tell the difference?
Poundland is set to acquire rival 99p Stores for £55m – but apart from a very small price rise, what else will it mean for shoppers?
Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, said there was more to be done to show that “faith in Islam can be part of British identity” and apparently struck a raw nerve among some Muslim leaders.
‘American Sniper’ directed by Clint Eastwood is the story of US Navy Seal Chris Kyle’s four tours of Iraq, and his more than 200 so-called “kills.” But was he a ‘true American hero?’
Police are investigating over 100 alleged anarchist arson attacks around Bristol. Channel 4 News meets the Anarchist Federation, who say the city’s radical culture is under threat.
An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for more than £20m worth of property damage caused by arson attacks in the Bristol area. Paraic O’Brien travels to the city to find out what is going on
Romania is one of the top countries of origin for people being trafficked for sex into the UK. Paraic O’Brien meets one of the pimps – “lover boys” – who are the lynchpin of Romania’s sex industry.
David Cameron has hit back over warnings about his plans to curb migration to the UK, saying: “the British people are my only boss.” But what concerns do British people have about EU migration?
Fraudulent activity and missed targets – as the latest badger cull gets underway, Channel 4 News speaks to a badger cull whistleblower.