Forbes Magazine Apologises After Labelling Irish President Gay

One of the most highly regarded financial magazines in the world has been forced to withdraw an article that refers to the Irish President as an openly gay man.

The editor of Forbes magazine has had to apologise after it published the article which labelled married father of four, Michael D. Higgins, ‘an acknowledged homosexual.’

Forbes magazine has had to post a formal apology to its readers after it mistakenly published an article which stated that Irish President Michael D Higgins was an openly gay man. The magazine wrote in a statement that now replaces the article on their website…

“On July 23, an article appeared on Forbes.com about American UN Ambassador nominee Samantha Power that contained a serious error concerning the President of Ireland, Mr. Michael D. Higgins. Both Forbes and the author of the post David Monagan sincerely regret the error. Forbes will be issuing an apology to President Higgins in a separate correspondence.”

The author of the now removed article, David Monagan who has “written millions of words about Ireland “, has also apologised to the Irish Independent…

“I feel horrible. The story is that I made a mistake, for which I apologise from my heart. It was under deadline pressure and is inexcusable. I have been reporting on the most complex, difficult things, including cardiovascular medicine for 35 years and I have never had a mistake like this. I have written millions of words about Ireland and this is the worst mistake I have ever made”

What are your thoughts on this story? Honest mistake or another example of lazy reporting online? Leave your thoughts below or tweet us @rukkle.

Source: Irish President Forbes Apology on Forbes

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