Madam, - Wesley Boyd (March 12th) trips over himself in defending his tenure as head of news at RTÉ, (1974-1990). CJ Haughey's "leaning" on the newsroom came during the 1960s, when as Minister for Agriculture he directly tried to influence coverage, according to those present at the time.
Learning from the laudable resistance of hapless hacks, Fianna Fáil thereafter employed such luminous benefactors of the public good as Frank Dunlop and PJ Mara, who were more adroit in pursuit of their master's bidding. - Yours, etc,
KEVIN 0'CONNOR,
Edenvale Road,
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Ranelagh,
Dublin 6.