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Irish political aide shows how to censor free newspapers - dump them | Irish political aide shows how to censor free newspapers - dump them |
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An aide to an Irish politician has clearly taken the concept of giveaway newspapers to a new level - by treating them as throwaway papers. | An aide to an Irish politician has clearly taken the concept of giveaway newspapers to a new level - by treating them as throwaway papers. |
Tommy Morris, adviser to Derek Keating TD, decided that people shouldn't read a story about his boss in the Lucan Gazette, a free title distributed in south Dublin. | Tommy Morris, adviser to Derek Keating TD, decided that people shouldn't read a story about his boss in the Lucan Gazette, a free title distributed in south Dublin. |
So he walked into a shop, picked up a pile of copies and dumped them in a nearby litter bin. Then he repeated the exercise to ensure none would be available. | So he walked into a shop, picked up a pile of copies and dumped them in a nearby litter bin. Then he repeated the exercise to ensure none would be available. |
But Morris's ruse was captured on CCTV, and pictures of him indulging in what amounts to censorship were run in the main Dublin paper, The Herald. | But Morris's ruse was captured on CCTV, and pictures of him indulging in what amounts to censorship were run in the main Dublin paper, The Herald. |
Now his embarrassed political chief has reprimanded him in public, saying he was "shocked and disappointed" at his aide's actions. | Now his embarrassed political chief has reprimanded him in public, saying he was "shocked and disappointed" at his aide's actions. |
"Tommy was upset when he saw the article," said Keating, "and he must have had a rush of blood to the head. We don't believe the article was fair at all to me." | "Tommy was upset when he saw the article," said Keating, "and he must have had a rush of blood to the head. We don't believe the article was fair at all to me." |
And Morris conceded he did it in a "fit of anger" because he thought the Lucan Gazette's front-page article, "Principal blasts Keating leaflet", was unfair. | And Morris conceded he did it in a "fit of anger" because he thought the Lucan Gazette's front-page article, "Principal blasts Keating leaflet", was unfair. |
It concerned a row between the politician and a local principal over a school extension, which was also carried, incidentally, in the rival paid-for title, the Lucan Echo. | It concerned a row between the politician and a local principal over a school extension, which was also carried, incidentally, in the rival paid-for title, the Lucan Echo. |
Despite his shock and disappointment, Keating offered a lame defence for his parliamentary assistant's actions by saying: "This publication is a free sheet so there is no question of Tommy breaking the law." | Despite his shock and disappointment, Keating offered a lame defence for his parliamentary assistant's actions by saying: "This publication is a free sheet so there is no question of Tommy breaking the law." |
I think that misses the point somewhat. | I think that misses the point somewhat. |
Sources: The Herald/Index on Censorship/Lucan Gazette | Sources: The Herald/Index on Censorship/Lucan Gazette |
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