
John Waters
Contact Info: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Waters_(columnist) |
URL: | https://www.johnwaters.ie/ |
John Augustine Waters (born 28 May 1955) is an Irish columnist, political candidate, and author known for his right-wing political views. 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 of non-fiction. He has also been a member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Waters ran as an unsuccessful independent candidate in the 2020 Irish general election for the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown constituency. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.