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.
As anti-fascist protesters stand off with police in the French port of Calais and tensions over migrants gathering in the area escalate – Paraic O’Brien speaks to those inside one of the camps.
Leaders of Rotherham Council have apologised to the families of over 1400 victims of sexual abuse. Deputy Leader Paul Larkin said the failings which lead to child abuse scandal were “inexcusable”.
Muslim leaders roundly condemn the murder of captive journalist James Foley by jihadi fighters – calling it totally abhorrent – and completely alien to Islam.
Channel 4 News visits Albania’s onetime wild west, where marijuana producers were making billions of dollars in profit until the law, and the EU, caught up with them.
There have been three serious rioting incidents in Calais in the last 24 hours. Last night 51 people were injured as immigrants attacked each other in the French port. Channel 4 News was there.
Aldi and Lidl are enjoying an increase in business. Research has shown a 32 per cent sales boost in the last 12 weeks at Aldi – bringing it almost level in market share with posh store Waitrose.
Passport Office workers strike in protest at what they claim is a desperate shortage of staff. One family tells of their wait to see if they must cancel their holiday because of the industrial action.
Thousands of protesters march through London calling for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza and demanding “justice and freedom” for Palestine.
The Home Office’s most senior civil servant when Leon Brittan was home secretary tells Channel 4 News he has “no recollection at all” of a paedophile dossier handed to the Home Office in 1983.
Former home secretary Lord Brittan says he asked officials to look at papers alleging paedophile activity in Westminster, despite telling Channel 4 News in 2013 he could not “recollect” the dossier.
Catalina was one of hundreds of drug addicts, stricken by Aids and living in tunnels under Bucharest. Not long after meeting Paraic O’Brien, she died. Here he talks through the photos of her funeral.
Catalina was one of the main characters in our film about life in Bucharest’s tunnels. After the film was shown, she died from Aids-related heart failure. Channel 4 News returned for her funeral.
Cathy Newman interviews Paraic O’Brien about Catalina and how she told social workers that her dying wish was to die in the tunnels with “her family”.
Our film from Bucharest’s tunnels exposed the hell of hundreds of drug-addicted men, women and children. Catalina, who appears in the film, died recently. Paraic O’Brien went back for her funeral.
While Ukip soaks up attention ahead of the European elections, the Greens say they are confident of increasing their MEPs and council seats. C4 News talks to Green Party leader Natalie Bennett.