 Clonan has spoken about his experiences of conflict and trauma in RTE's documentary 'Peacekeepers' (2016) and in his first book, 'Blood, Sweat and Tears' (Liberties Press, 2012).He was also an OSCE election monitor in Bosnia during the Dayton Agreement in 1996.In this role, Clonan was based in the Serb held town of Prijedor.