David Norris made late-night television history Friday, appearing on the RTÉ network's Late Late Show to address the personal allegations that have derailed his Irish presidential campaign. The Irish presidency is a largely ceremonial position, a national spokesman job really, with no legislative or executive power but a good deal of cultural clout. And for months David Norris -- the openly gay, avowedly intellectual writer, Trinity College Dublin literature professor and ceremonial Irish senator -- has been challenging and reshaping the Irish cultural zeitgeist like no public figure of his time. But is that a good thing?
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