The Ditch Senior Hurlers: our editorial team

Paulie Doyle

Paulie Doyle is an investigative journalist at The Ditch. He's from Dublin and his writing has appeared in places like VICE, Jacobin and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. He's all about stories that reveal the inner workings of the media, the writings of Søren Kierkegaard and he expects to be replaced by AI soon. You’ll find him at paulie@ontheditch.com.

Eoghan McNeill

Eoghan McNeill is co-founder and editor of The Ditch. He’s from Donegal, south of the Gap, and his news, feature and culture writing has appeared in the Irish Independent, China Daily and the Cork News. Eoghan’s into stories that show how power operates, the works of Albert Camus and Luka Dončić’s one-legged fadeaway. Get him at eoghan@ontheditch.com.

Roman Shortall

Roman Shortall is a co-founder and legal counsel at The Ditch. He was born and raised in Dublin. Roman was a paralegal for 10 years before starting with The Ditch as an investigative journalist. He qualified as a solicitor in 2024. He spends most of his spare time buried in law books. He's on roman@ontheditch.com.