Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The National Union of Journalists said of me on 10 November that I had the power to examine this acquisition. The union urged me to display political leadership and courage. The union went on to say that failure to do so would represent an act of political cowardice, something we have experienced many times when it has come to challenging media interests. The only new information that I gave Mr. Ó Neachtain in that conversation was that I would be taking the advice of my officials-----

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