John Waters (columnist)
Irish columnist and author (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Augustine Waters[1] (born 28 May 1955) is an Irish columnist 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.
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Born | John Augustine Waters (1955-05-28) 28 May 1955 (age 69) 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 |
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]