After Claire Byrne’s controversial programme on Sinn Fein this week, RTE is running the risk of becoming seen as the Government’s broadcaster rather than the national one.
Is there another democracy in the western world where a publicly-funded broadcaster airs a prime time programme which appears designed to undermine the credibility of the biggest opposition party in the State?
While it wasn’t advertised in the RTE Guide, it seems the third week in February was national Bash The Shinners Week.
