On December 26 TV3 announced that Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan had been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Mercilessly, they delivered the news, in one of the most insensitive broadcasts I have ever seen. The seven minute broadcast aired on St Stephen’s day ended as it started - as a tactless piece of news journalism. TV3 said they [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brian Lenihan’
TV3’s tactless broadcast on Lenihan’s illness
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged Brian Lenihan, broadcast, Finance, illness, Pancreatic Cancer, past tense, tactless, TV3 on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Should we fear the worst?
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged Brian Lenihan, Budget, Dail, Ireland, recession, unemployment on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Five weeks from now Ireland’s media will be ablaze with all things Budgetary, a familiar and controversial topic as Ireland braces itself for its third budget in 14 months. Last April, as Ireland officially went into recession Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan rushed a controversial hard-hitting emergency Budget through the Dáil leaving middle-income earners the worst [...]
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