Tag: Election

Michael D. Higgins’ Marxist Philosophical Circus
In his “King Lear,” William Shakespeare writes: “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” I cannot think of a public figure in Ireland who exemplifies it better than our old-new presidential candidate Michael D. Higgins. He...

Kevin Sharkey: An Ireland-First President?
Ultimately however, Kevin Sharkey is at the mercy of mainstream politics for the time being.