[John McGuirk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McGuirk) was an independent candidate in the 2011 general election for Cavan-Monaghan and was [communications director](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/libertas-executive-director-is-rivada-employee-1.1214804) for Declan Ganley’s right wing lobby group Libertas Institute. McGuirk is [currently the editor of Gript media.](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/facebook-looking-into-link-between-irish-website-and-firm-that-breached-privacy-laws-1.4149486) Gript media is a website with a national to international focus that has been described as [right wing](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gript-we-are-closer-to-the-mainstream-than-the-extreme-6k7fchws3), [alt right](https://the-beacon.ie/2020/09/28/gardai-investigating-apparent-pulse-leak-to-john-mcguirks-gript/) and far right (MeNeely, Gary. “Mum’s fears over anti-abortion vid; Far-right propaganda bid,” The Sun UK. October 18, 2019. Accessed July 11, 2022).