Ep 115: Bridging Law and Investigative Journalism - with Roman Shortall

In this episode, Sarah speaks with Roman Shortall, a solicitor and investigative journalist, about his unique career at the crossroads of law and media. Roman shares examples of where his legal background and journalistic approach have combined to secure impactful outcomes. This timely discussion also addresses the recent detention of activists and humanitarians by Israeli forces in international waters - a situation that has drawn criticism over the inaction of the international community. The conversation also explores High Court proceedings concerning the use of Irish airspace by military flights transporting arms to Israel.

 

Roman Shortall is a practising solicitor and co-founder of independent Irish news platform The Ditch. He won Newcomer of the Year at the Law Society of Ireland Justice Media Awards 2023 for his work exposing wrongdoing at Ireland's state planning body. For the past year, he has collaborated with investigative news outlets across the globe to uncover the flow of weapons to Israel. 

 

To follow Roman’s work please see links below:

https://www.ontheditch.com/

https://www.instagram.com/wereontheditch/?hl=en