Author and New York State gubernatorial candidate Malachy McCourt holds court in Narrowsburg

NARROWSBURG, NY — Malachy McCourt delighted an overflow crowd on Sunday, March 26 at the Delaware Valley Arts Center. Announcing his candidacy for New York governor on the Green Party ticket, he spoke for over an hour about his childhood in Ireland, the state of the world, the state of religion and a variety of other subjects. President Bush and the war in Iraq were frequent targets of his musings.

McCourt is best known today as the author of a number of books, including “Voices of Ireland.” But he also had a career as an actor in television and movies, with roles in many productions including “The Molly Maguires” and “The Dane Curse.” He also was a radio talk show host in New York City.