Brendan Hughes with Douglas Dalby

Douglas Dalby, who worked with Brendan Hughes to tell his story, is a veteran journalist who has written extensively for national and international media, including The New York Times, Agence France Presse, The Sunday Times (Ireland) and The Irish Times.

He has held senior editorial positions at The Australian and more recently with The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

He has also worked on building sites, as a security guard, doorman, waiter, nurses’ aide and grape-picker.

He is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin and Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Ill, USA.