Warren Coates- Founder, Head Investigator
E-mail: warren@nipra.co.uk Phone:07702102082
I was brought up in a Haunted House. Everyone, except me, saw the figure of a Monk on the upstairs landing. When I was old enough I started out on the field of Paranormal Research, in which now I have had over 35 years experience. I was born in Belfast but moved to Bangor at 8 months old. I am now 45, married, with three great boys, but still have the energy to delve into the unknown. We research all aspects of the Paranormal and the Occult. As a group we are more spiritually orientated and do regular development work with spirituality. We feel that this is a two way road and that they too want to, and do, communicate with us. I did not want to just read other peoples experiences- I wanted them for myself, so in 1991 NIPRA was born. We also do awareness workshops for people wishing to develop themselfs more, we do feel that it is not a one way road and that spirits trying to make contact with the living also.
We have also joined Irish Paranormal Alliance (IPA), a body with the primary aim of enabling groups with a genuine interest in the paranormal to share knowledge and research, and also to help provide some discipline & guidance in the field of paranormal study in Ireland.
Jo McCanny,-Investigator/ Coordinator- E-mail:jo@nipra.co.uk
Hi I’m Jo from Omagh. Having always had an interest in the paranormal and a few personal experiences I decided to research and source paranormal groups in Northern Ireland. After a lot of deliberation, I decided on NIPRA and was pleased when I was accepted. I chose NIPRA based on the fact that it is the longest running group in N.I therefore a credible and serious investigating group. It is also the only paranormal group in N.I to have had a documentary series made about it. As a person I’m a realist and a logical thinker, however though my experiences in NIPRA and the investigations I have attended I am a firm believer in life after death and in the paranormal. I look forward to developing my own abilities within NIPRA and the future investigations we will attend to.
Warren McMinn,- Investigator Technical.
Hi im Warren McMinn, about seven years ago if you said to me about ghosts I would have looked at you as if you had two heads, but after an experiance I had on the Gransha road in Bangor I have become a firm believer in the paranormal. I am joining NIPRA to learn more about the things I have witnessed over these several years and to learn how to make contact with the spirit world.
Glenda Murray, - Investigator Case Manager/Scribe.
Hi. I am Glenda Murray from Carrickfergus. I have been interested in the paranormal since my early teens. I had a few strange experiences and my interest grew from there. I met Nipra through one of the haunted castle trips and since joining the group have had some experiences that left me with no doubt about paranormal activity. I am a new member and I am looking forward to working with the team in their research.
Jarlath McGrath,- investigator and technical.
Hi, I’m Jarlath McGrath from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Ever since I can remember I have had an interest in all things paranormal or unexplainable. My interest was confined to reading and research until a paranormal experience while with friends spurred my interest further. I have joined NIPRA in to further explore the paranormal world.
