SPEAKERS
Dr. CAIRAN O'KEEFFE
Ciarán O'Keeffe is a British parapsychologist who holds a Research position at Université de Toulouse, Le Mirail. Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in Psychology with a parapsychology component, Dr. O'Keeffe is a member of the Society for Psychical Research and a consultant of the Ghost Club. He completed his PhD at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield under the supervision of Professor. Richard Wiseman.
He is best known for his appearances on Living TV's paranormal television series Most Haunted and Jane Goldman Investigates where he performs the role of parapsychologist and paranormal investigator. He also featured in National Geographic Channel's 2005 series Paranormal?. He is an open-minded skeptic on most paranormal phenomena.
STEVE PARSONS
Steve Parsons is considered by leading Parapsychologists & peers as perhaps the UK's foremost Psychical Researcher and Investigator. With his background in Physical Science & Medicine he has been uniquely placed to pioneer and develop new methods in modern ghost hunting techniques. Co founder of Para.Science, Steve has contributed to many TV & Radio shows including a number of documentaries for the Discovery Channel & National Geographic. He was also for a time the paranormal investigator on Most Haunted.
RICHARD JONES
Richard Jones is the author of the best selling books Walking Haunted London; Haunted Britain and Ireland; Myths and Legends of Britain and Ireland; Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland; Walking Dickensian London; Haunted Inns of Britain and Ireland; Haunted London; Haunted Houses of Britain and Ireland; Mystical Britain and Ireland; Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London; and Jack the Ripper:- The Casebook. He appeared regularly as one of the historians on Living TV's hugely successful Most Haunted Live for which he investigated locations and subjects as diverse as Dick Turpin, William Shakespeare and Stratford, and Matthew Hopkins the so-called Witch-finder General and on the Discovery Channel's Conquerors talking about the Norman Conquest.
Other television credits include Ghost Towns for Living TV; Vic Reeves Investigates Jack the Ripper for Sky One; and Giants:- Friend or Foe for the Discovery Channel.
BARRY FITZGERALD
A veteran ghost-hunter with 17 years of experience in paranormal investigating, is memorable to Ghost Hunters fans for his work on TAPS' investigations in Europe, during the show's third season. Now, as a member of the new GHI team, Barry supplies his expertise in both ghost-hunting as well as his knowledge of the historical locations of each new investigation.
Haunted by supernatural events he experienced as a child growing up in Ireland, Barry developed an interest in paranormal research and went on to work for two different paranormal groups based in Northern Ireland. He now dedicates much of his time to the development of new investigative techniques and research methods.
SWEEPS FOX
Sweeps has 21 appearances on ‘Coast To Coast’ TV in the US and is a frequent guest on Radio Shows. Veteran of 2 Foreign Wars, In ‘Military Intelligence’, Founder/Coordinator of ‘The Royal Saudi Arabian Army Combat Medics’ and also taught ‘Arabic Speaking’ to U.S./British soldiers ‘Desert Storm’.
Author of 2 books/non-fiction, numerous Technical Journals. Registered Professional Nurse/Psych Supervisor-ICU-Infection Control/Head Nurse-Neurological Units, Teacher/History/Physics/Literature. Sweeps has written articles for ‘Flying Saucer Review’ Magazine, Paranormal Researcher/Documented experiences, Speaker/Seminar Presenter at Universities-Clubs on UFO’s/ET’s/The Paranormal, Founded ‘Irish Ufology Forum Outlook & Paranormal Studies’/Web site: irishufology.net. Sweeps also does ‘The Sweeps Fox Shows’/Syndicated & on the Internet with interviews of most of the well known personalities in Ufology.
DAMIAN DEBARRA OF BLATHER.NET
'Blather, Rinse, Repeat: An Ethnography of Conspiracy Theory'.
Blather.net has been talking shite since 1997. UFOs, ghosts, conspiracy theories, Alien Big Cats, Lake Monster hunters, talking cows, rabid interns, drug-crazed lawyers and gangs of feral teenagers: we've faced them all down.
Now, after 12 long years rummaging through the bowels of the internet, Damien DeBarra takes us on an anthropological journey through cyberspace: looking at how our understanding of the paranormal has been shaped by the evolution of the web, and how, in a final hilarious twist, the web itself might be shifting in reaction to the paranormal...
TOM COLTON
As a child Tom Colton communicated and interacted with spirit. It was not until Tom’s uncle Richard died in 2001 that he started reconnecting with spirit as an adult. During the past 8 years he has completed many courses on spirituality including, become a Reiki Master, completing the NFSH workshops and advanced his mediumship studying at the world renowned Arthur Findlay College in Stanstead London, the world foremost college for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences. Tom is currently touring Ireland with his Feel the Spirit Tour: http://graagussolas.com
COLM KEANE
What happens when we die?’ is the question answered by award-winning journalist Colm Keane in his sensational new book Going Home, which contains the most comprehensive descriptions ever provided by Irish men and women about life after death. The book features interviews with over 60 Irish people, many of whom have died. Through the use of modern-day resuscitation techniques they have been restored once again to life. On their return they have brought back wondrous stories of journeys to the other world. Most have travelled through dark tunnels, entered an intense brightness, been welcomed by deceased family and friends, and encountered a superior being. The majority have felt a profound calmness and serenity. Virtually all have been marked forever by these journeys. Along with relating stories of near-death experiences, out-of-body travel and death-bed visions, the author has discovered old accounts in ancient Irish manuscripts which mirror the stories being related today – these are contained in the book. He also examines the latest scientific evidence.
Haunted by supernatural events he experienced as a child growing up in Ireland, Barry developed an interest in paranormal research and went on to work for two different paranormal groups based in Northern Ireland. He now dedicates much of his time to the development of new investigative techniques and research methods.
SWEEPS FOX
Sweeps has 21 appearances on ‘Coast To Coast’ TV in the US and is a frequent guest on Radio Shows. Veteran of 2 Foreign Wars, In ‘Military Intelligence’, Founder/Coordinator of ‘The Royal Saudi Arabian Army Combat Medics’ and also taught ‘Arabic Speaking’ to U.S./British soldiers ‘Desert Storm’.
Author of 2 books/non-fiction, numerous Technical Journals. Registered Professional Nurse/Psych Supervisor-ICU-Infection Control/Head Nurse-Neurological Units, Teacher/History/Physics/Literature. Sweeps has written articles for ‘Flying Saucer Review’ Magazine, Paranormal Researcher/Documented experiences, Speaker/Seminar Presenter at Universities-Clubs on UFO’s/ET’s/The Paranormal, Founded ‘Irish Ufology Forum Outlook & Paranormal Studies’/Web site: irishufology.net. Sweeps also does ‘The Sweeps Fox Shows’/Syndicated & on the Internet with interviews of most of the well known personalities in Ufology.
DAMIAN DEBARRA OF BLATHER.NET
'Blather, Rinse, Repeat: An Ethnography of Conspiracy Theory'.
Blather.net has been talking shite since 1997. UFOs, ghosts, conspiracy theories, Alien Big Cats, Lake Monster hunters, talking cows, rabid interns, drug-crazed lawyers and gangs of feral teenagers: we've faced them all down.
Now, after 12 long years rummaging through the bowels of the internet, Damien DeBarra takes us on an anthropological journey through cyberspace: looking at how our understanding of the paranormal has been shaped by the evolution of the web, and how, in a final hilarious twist, the web itself might be shifting in reaction to the paranormal...
TOM COLTON
As a child Tom Colton communicated and interacted with spirit. It was not until Tom’s uncle Richard died in 2001 that he started reconnecting with spirit as an adult. During the past 8 years he has completed many courses on spirituality including, become a Reiki Master, completing the NFSH workshops and advanced his mediumship studying at the world renowned Arthur Findlay College in Stanstead London, the world foremost college for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences. Tom is currently touring Ireland with his Feel the Spirit Tour: http://graagussolas.com
COLM KEANE
What happens when we die?’ is the question answered by award-winning journalist Colm Keane in his sensational new book Going Home, which contains the most comprehensive descriptions ever provided by Irish men and women about life after death. The book features interviews with over 60 Irish people, many of whom have died. Through the use of modern-day resuscitation techniques they have been restored once again to life. On their return they have brought back wondrous stories of journeys to the other world. Most have travelled through dark tunnels, entered an intense brightness, been welcomed by deceased family and friends, and encountered a superior being. The majority have felt a profound calmness and serenity. Virtually all have been marked forever by these journeys. Along with relating stories of near-death experiences, out-of-body travel and death-bed visions, the author has discovered old accounts in ancient Irish manuscripts which mirror the stories being related today – these are contained in the book. He also examines the latest scientific evidence.
12.00 Colm Keane Going Home: Irish Stories from the Edge of Death
13.00 Ciaran O'Keeffe & Steve Parsons How Not to Investigate the Paranormal Pt1
14.00 Tom Colton Mediumship Demostration
15.00 Sweeps Fox Ufology
16.00 Richard Jones The Paranormal aspects of Body Snatching
17.00 Blather Blather, Rinse, Repeat: An Ethnography of Conspiracy Theory
18.00 Barry FitzGerald Broad Spectrum Camera Technology
19.00 Ciaran O'Keeffe & Steve Parsons How Not to Investigate the Paranormal Pt2