Political Beliefs
Describing himself as "someone who comes from the tradition of Tone and Connolly", McGrath generally holds left-wing political views. He has cited health, education and disability as his policy priorities. McGrath has also campaigned against the Iraq War and the US military's use of Shannon Airport as a stopover, and on local environmental issues.
McGrath has spoken in support of Fidel Castro's socialist government in Cuba. When challenged on Cuba's human rights record, McGrath replied that Cuba has "a different kind of democracy to Ireland." When questioned further about Amnesty International reports on Cuba, McGrath replied, "Well, that's all news to me. I never heard about that. Amnesty hasn't said anything about it to me lately. This is just rightwing propaganda."
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