Donal Lynch is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 journalist who has worked as a columnist for the Sunday Independent

Sunday Independent

The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning, and is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin ; average circulation of 291,323 between June 2004 and January 2005,...

since 2002. The recipient of two press awards, he has also contributed to Salon , The Boston Globe, The Today Show, BBC Radio, The Belfast Telegraph and the Irish Independent

Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...

. His work has been adapted for documentary television on the state broadcaster in Ireland and his photojournalism was used in the sleeve art of Sinead O'Connor's 2005 album Throw Down Your Arms