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I’m a freelance journalist, published by the BBC, RTÉ, The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Radio Canada, Le Point, La Presse and many others.
In recent times, I’ve covered stories like war in Cameroon, narco-trafficking in Guinea Bissau and the rise of Hungary’s far-right.
I do both print and broadcast – in English and French. Contact me here.

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Recent work – World 

Kurdistan: a shot at statehood New Internationalist (07/20) Foreign aid and oil money have been key to the survival of Kurdistan’s two mafia-like ruling clans, the Barzanis and the Talabanis. And poverty, lots of it. For their success depends on them being the ones with all the cash to splash.	The Sturgeon factor RTÉ (06/20) @13.18mins Scotland’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has been almost as dismal as that of England. Yet, on the streets, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is more popular than ever, and support for independence is surging.	Covid-19 and an IS comeback The Irish Times (05/20) Could it happen again? In Mosul, locals still feel the presence of Islamic State, hidden in the cracks and seams of city life. Even before the pandemic, the terror group had ramped up attacks across northern Iraq.
Mosul’s new masters The Irish Times (03/20) After Isis, came the mafia. In Mosul, a jumbled assortment of Iran-backed militias, known collectively as the Hashd al-Shaabi, compete for their share of the spoils of war.	The vapers of Mosul BBC Radio 4 (03/20) @11.14mins Out on the hustle with three buccaneering entrepreneurs, selling vapes in war-torn Mosul. Moslawis are born entrepreneurs. Given half the chance, they can make their city great again.	Syrian Kurds face bleakest winter The Irish Times (03/20) Syrian Kurds, who fled Turkish bombing last year, adjust to life in an Iraqi camp. Mercenaries have looted, burned and confiscated properties back home. They know they’re never going back.

Recent work – Culture 

Critics’ choice Spotlight (07/20) What to read and watch in summer 2020. Tips from two women in the know: Lucy Scholes, who writes about books for The Telegraph and the FT, and Clarisse Loughrey, chief film critic at The Independent. TWO-PAGE SAMPLE.

Crafted in Edinburgh Spotlight (05/20) A tour of the Edinburgh crafts scene. We launch in the Grassmarket, home to the highest concentration of pubs in the city. Encounters with a post-punk milliner, a teenage bagpipe maker and a canine couturier. ONE-PAGE SAMPLE.

Laughter is the best medicine Spotlight (06/20) Interview with Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt, on the gruelling realities of working as a doctor in Britain’s National Health Service, and the likely impact of Covid-19 on the system. ONE-PAGE SAMPLE.

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Greatest Hits

Global Ear: Dé:Nash The Wire (08/19) Hungarian rapper Dé:Nash mines his country’s collective consciousness, satirising the Fidesz regime’s use of ancient legend and historical grievances to craft a new national narrative.	’Licence to kill’ New Internationalist (05/19) Cameroon’s bloody conflict between the regime and separatist rebels has been raging nearly three years. Government forces wield their ‘licence to kill’ liberally, with utter impunity.	Interview: Guinea-Bissau’s president Al Jazeera (03/19) José Mário Vaz, president of Guinea-Bissau, appeals to world for help in fighting the cocaine cartels that he says are still using the fragile state as a trafficking hub.
Inside Hungary’s post-truth laboratory New Internationalist (08/18)	Pakistan’s bonded labourers fight back The Irish Times (07/18)	Imran Khan battles conspiracies in Pakistan election The Irish Times (07/18)
A kilo of cocaine BBC Radio 4 (04/18)	Making honey from Africa’s killer bees The Guardian (12/17)	Philip Taylor – La politique, je l’ai dans le sang  Le Point (12/17)
Interview with Liberian president George Weah The Irish Times (10/17)	Liberia’s forgotten child soldiers Al Jazeera (10/17)	A dictator in the family The New Statesman (02/17)
Trans people risk lives in Turkey GlobalPost/PRI (12/16)	Interview with Gambian president The Irish Times (12/16)	Lunch with Boris Johnson’s Turkish cousin The Irish Times (05/16)
Being Muslim in France Al Jazeera (12/15)	Paris attacks report GlobalPost (11/15)	Fighting Russia’s propaganda machine GlobalPost (08/15)
It’s a ‘No’ from Greece vieuws.eu (07/15)	A prison without bars Al Jazeera (03/15)	Making maple syrup BBC News (05/14)
The crack-smoking mayor BBC News (11/13)	Trouble in paradise Noseweek South Africa (05/13)	Interview with Alex Salmond La Presse (08/12)
In search of Philip Marlowe The Montreal Gazette (05/12)	Beaver or polar bear? BBC Radio 4/World Service (12/11) @ 17.54 mins	‘Illegal’ midwives on call The Montreal Gazette (08/11)
Canada’s contraband capital BBC (04/11)	Deadly Secret Canada’s History (04/11)	Spirits of a community The Montreal Gazette (02/11)
Holiday in Asbestos The Guardian (05/10)	Death of a godfather BBC World Service (11/10) @ 11.20 mins	Chagos people press to return home GlobalPost (09/10)
War and peace Police Review (07/10)	Fighting for their identity The Irish Times (07/10)	Holy rivalry over Kateri The Montreal Gazette (03/10)

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