Noonan has written about topics ranging from slap fighting and Britain’s folk music renaissance, to Japanese monster wrestling and perpetual stew.
He has written for The Guardian, The Economist, Financial Times, Prospect, delicious., Vittles, So Young, The Quietus, DIY, Hard of Hearing, and HIDEOUS.
He honed his reporting skills in the Video department of The Economist where he was the 2023 Films Fellow.
Noonan won the INMA award for Best Use of Visual Journalism and Storytelling Tools for his work on The Economist’s first multimedia investigation into gun violence in US schools, before being selected as a John Schofield Trust Fellow in 2025.
In 2026, Noonan was appointed as the Associate Editor of DIY Magazine.
Before working in journalism, Noonan was an accomplished session musician and wine merchant.
