Madam, – I was embarrassed last weekend to read the coverage of Denis O'Brien's tribunal troubles in the Sunday Times. A front page article took leaked information about the Moriarty tribunal's conclusions (not very positive it must be said) and managed to portray Mr O'Brien as some sort of hero, who was battling the tribunal to save the State money on legal fees.
Further on in the paper, there was a full-page spread on the excessive costs of the tribunal and yet further on, Mr O'Brien adorned the front page of the Business section about some triviality or other. What could have been the spur to such embarrassing spin? Perhaps the Sunday Timesis in awe of Mr O'Brien's recent ascent to control of IN&M? Yet another example of the need for The Irish Timesto issue a Sunday version, thus sparing the public from the brainrot of the Sunday press. – Yours, etc,
TOMMY TIGHE,
Grove Park,
Dublin 6.