Michael Higgins Archives

by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2014

Did Irish President Talk about Human Rights with Xi Jinping? Irish Independent Says no, Apologizes

The Irish Independent falsely claimed that Irish president Michael Higgins avoided talking about human rights with Chinese president Xi Jinping....

by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2013

Forbes Writer who Wrongly Called Irish President Homosexual Resigns

David Monagan quit Forbes after wrongly reporting that Ireland's president Michael D. Higgins is an "acknowledged homosexual." As iMediaEthics previously...

by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2013

Ireland’s President NOT Gay, Writer calls Error ‘Inexcusable’

Forbes wrongly reported that Ireland's president Michael D. Higgins is gay, the Associated Press reported. The July 23 article described...