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Paraic O'Brien

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Paraic O'Brien

@paraicobrien

Foreign Correspondent @Channel4News

London

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Joined June 2010

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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Dec 17, 2025
Russia denies war crimes in #Kherson A Russian drone killed 6yr old Vladik & his mum in a taxi on the 26th Nov. Why? Myself & @reflextv spent 3 terrifying days in the city. The residents ( & the amazing journalists we worked with) are there all the time channel4.com/news/inside-th…
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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Oct 20, 2022
Yesterday, in recently liberated village of Mykhailivka, #Kherson, the remaining (mainly elderly) residents gave us fascinating insights into the sham referendum there at end of September.
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Nov 17, 2017
Good morning. I’m in Salerno (south of Naples) to cover the funerals of the 26 Nigerian women (mainly teenagers) who drowned crossing Med on the 3rd Nov.
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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Jun 8, 2022
Over last 2 days, we’ve traveled to villages in the Kherson region, which have been retaken by Ukrainian forces. We’ve drilled into stories of war crimes, some committed by convicts released from prison in the so called ‘Donetsk People Republic’, fighting with the Russians.
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Mar 15, 2023
300+ people attended a demo against asylum seekers in hotels in Cannock, Staffordshire on Saturday. Anatomy of an anti-asylum seekers demo….in 3 Acts. Act 1: Local organisers Tracey & Caz explain why they organised demo.
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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Oct 20, 2022
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A couple of days after ‘referendum result’ the village was liberated!!
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Mar 4, 2022
I’ve woke up in worst places. Thank you seminarians at Holy Cross Cathedral, Uzhhorod, Ukraine for the hospitality.
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Oct 20, 2022
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One of the elderly women asked “Why the armed escort?” Reply “In case we get attacked by a dog.” Cue laughter.
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Jun 21, 2023
I understand the interest in #titanicsub. Something to also think about: The scene now at the tiny fishing harbour of El Lousa, #Tunisia. Boat capsized with 40 people. 11 drowned. Bodies arriving into port. Happening almost everyday. Pictures to follow
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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Oct 20, 2022
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Valentyna and her friends told us it was farcical - an official wandering around the village with a ballot box accompanied by 2 Russian soldiers with automatic weapons
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Mar 2, 2022
On #C4News tonight we’re reporting on the treatment of students from African countries fleeing Ukraine. We’ve seen disturbing footage of black people arriving in from #Ukriane being chased through the streets of Przemysl (border town in Poland) by far-right ‘patrols’.
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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
May 11, 2024
Our drone captures something of the scale of this ENORMOUS demonstration in #Tbilisi
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Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
Jun 14, 2019
The Irish activists/YouTubers stirring up anti-immigrant sentiment: channel4.com/news/how-onlin… PS the vast majority of people we spoke to in lovely #Longford have no truck with this
How online activists are contributing to Ireland’s immigration debate
From channel4.com
Paraic O'Brien
@paraicobrien
May 4, 2021
“I’ve more in common with Joe Bloggs who’s 23 on the Shankhill than ‘Sebastian Cockworth’ in Blackrock, Dublin who has loads of money, even though we’ve the same passport.” @KNEECAPCEOL on Irish Unity
100 years on: where do the allegiances of Northern Ireland’s young Catholics lie?
From channel4.com