Conall Ó Fátharta is currently undertaking a PhD in Media Studies as a Government of Ireland Scholar (Irish Research Council) at Maynooth University and has previously lectured in Journalism at the University of Galway. Prior to this was an award-winning former journalist who worked as a Senior News Reporter with the Irish Examiner. His work focuses on Ireland’s treatment of single mothers and related practices– most notably forced and illegal adoption. In 2024, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to carry out research at Glucksman Ireland House at New York University.