Michael O'Toole
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As seen in:
Irish Mirror,
Irish Star US,
MSN,
MSN Ireland,
MSN UK,
MSN Philippines,
Sunday Mirror,
The Daily Mirror,
Yahoo News UK,
Aol,
Daily Express,
Daily Star (UK)
and
Covers:
Crime, defence, military affairs, international security, aviation, child protection, crimes against women.
Crime and Defence Editor, @isfearranstar, @irishmirror. Linguist: 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇦. Crime novelist. Signal: Mickthehack.1970. #MCFC fan. Sopratutto, papà.
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Michael O'Toole’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I'm crime and defence edtor with the Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror.
I'm interested in all aspects of crime and defence.
I speak Italian, French and Spanish.
I am also a crime novelist and have won four major journalism awards.
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Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I was a freelancer in Belfast.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I think I used one a few times at the start of my career way back in the early 1990s.
How is social media changing news?
For the better. It is much easier for someone to contact a reporter - and to hold us to account when we mess up. Social media is vital.