Previously he worked in investigative and political correspondent roles with the Irish Examiner. He has been in journalism for 15 years working for the Irish Examiner, Tallaght Echo, Clare FM and as a freelance reporter. He was a contributor to Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act FOI@15 (Manchester University Press, 2015) In 2010 his investigative book Stallions and Power: The Scandals of the Irish National Stud was published.