The former PD leader and junior minister reflects on his political career, how a public-facing life has become toxic, and leaning into his passions as a musician
Ciarán Cannon won’t miss the more toxic elements of today’s party politics. Photo: Gerry Mooney
Waiting in the wings of the National Concert Hall, Ciarán Cannon felt suspended “between terror and ecstasy”. He was about to perform, on piano, a song he had written, accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
“You’re going on stage with consummate professional musicians. David Brophy was conducting. You’ve got David Agnew over there on the oboe.