After completing a Graduate Diploma in Journalism at La Trobe in 2006, Niall joined the Border Mail, spending a year in news reporting, sub editing and the sports team. He recently spent two weeks at The Age on a work placement, working at the paper’s sports section during a break from Border Mail duties. Niall also co-hosts a sports chat show on 2AY every Saturday. A sports tragic, he also plies his fare on the cricket and football fields, with varying success.