Our Team:
David Wenger
Status: Active
Position: Lead Investigator
Bio: David is one of our core members and has recently been promoted to Lead Investigator, he has been with the team since October 2006. David has been interested in the paranormal since his experiences as a child.Coming from a retail and corporate security/loss prevention background he has experience with CCTV and also working experience in interpretation of verbal and non-verbal behavior.
Tony Beattie
Status: Active
Position: Deputy Lead Investigator
Bio: Tony is our Audio / Visual Analyst and Investigator his debunking skills impressed us from the start and we have been very im pressed with his methods and “outside the box” thinking. Tony has extensive knowledge of electronics and is well read in relation to the paranormal he has been interested in the paranormal for over 20 years.
Ryan O’Neill
Status: Active
Position: Technical Manager 
Bio: Ryan joined PRAI in 2004 as an investigator after participating in an open investigation, he was later asked to join the core team and went on to serve as Deputy Lead Investigator fo r three years. Ryan resigned as Deputy at the end of 2007 to concentrate on technical and resource development. As well as prototyping and testing new hardware he is currently developing a software program called PCMS for paranormal investigators to manage and analyse cases and evidence. Coming from a scientific and technical background he has extensive experience with CCTV and electronic detection systems and is responsible for bringing technological innovation to the team. Ryan works as a technician in the electronic security industry and is a qualified first aider and rescue boat coxswain.
Paul Fennell
Status: Active
Position: Investigator
Bio: Paul has had a long time interest in the paranormal and has completed many investigations with PRAI, he is an invaluable team member with a level headed and scientific approach. Paul joined the group in 2004 as an associate member and was quickly promoted to the PRAI core team in 2005 as an investigator, having demonstrated a natural flair and ability for paranormal research. Paul is also the author of: Haunted, A guide to Paranormal Ireland.
Traze Shallow
Status: Active
Position: Investigator
Bio: Ever since childhood, Traze has been fascinated with the paranormal, It stems about with a experience she had as a child. “seeing something i could not understand and to this day always stays with me. So i look for my answer in what i saw trough science”.
Dominica Mc Gough
Status: Active
Position: Investigator
Bio: Dominica first got involved with PRAI in 2007 and formally joined the group as a Trainee Investigator in March 2009 after attending a couple of Open Investigations. She has keen interest in all things paranormal since some experiences she had when she was younger. She joined the team in the hopes of helping people find some answers to things they might be experiencing in their homes, while at the same time, being able to indulge in a passion for paranormal investigating.
Catriona Flynn
Status: Active
Position: Trainee Investigator
Bio:
Ian Murphy
Status: Active
Position: Consultant
Bio: Ian is the founder of PRAI. Having originally started investigating the paranormal on is own Ian began to look for a dedicated paranormal group to join with in Ireland and after finding no such group operating in the republic he decided to start his own, and PRAI was born. In 2008 Ian moved to Boston in the United States with his Wife and has since founded The Paranormal Research Association of Boston. He remains a member of our group in a consulting role.
