John Waters | |
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| Born | John Augustine Waters 28 May 1955 Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, author |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Writing in The Irish Times, entering the Eurovision Song Contest |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Rita Simons (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | johnwaters |
John Waters[1] (born 28 May 1955) is a far-right Irish columnist, political candidate and author. He started his career with music and politics magazine, Hot Press, and also wrote for the Sunday Tribune newspaper. He later edited the social magazine In Dublin, and the investigative and current affairs magazine Magill. He became a regular columnist at the Irish Times and then the Irish Independent, while authoring some works on non-fiction, and developed The Whoseday Book, which raised 3 million euros for charity. He has also been a member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
Waters was an unsuccessful independent candidate in the 2020 Irish general election for Dún Laoghaire constituency.[2][3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.[4]
- ^ Waters, John (2008). Lapsed Agnostic. Continuum. p. 86.
- ^ Ryan, Philip (22 January 2020). "John Waters to run under Anti-Corruption ireland Banner". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ McDermott, Stephen (10 February 2020). "Far-right parties barely register after polling less than 1% in most constituencies". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Nominations for European Election". Returning Officer for County Galway. Retrieved 27 April 2024.