Madam, – Further to Jamie Smyth’s article (September 29th) regarding the “information gap between Dublin and Brussels,” criticism is made of the Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern, for effectively not briefing the media about the outcome of a Council of Ministers meeting last Monday week.
The Minister was available as usual after the meeting to brief the press. Mr Ahern had made himself available until 9pm that evening to brief the media before departing for Charleroi Airport and his scheduled return flight to Dublin. – Yours, etc,