For further information:
Louise Zayed
Senior Press Officer
Tel: +353 1 419 3428
louise.zayed@tv3.ie
Kevin Shore
Press Officer
Tel: +353 1 419 3387
kevin.shore@virginmedia.ie
publicity@tv3.ie
TV3 NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE: Tuesday 15th May 2012
The decision by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny to decline TV3’s offer to participate in a live debate on the European Fiscal Treaty with the Sinn Fein leader, for no stated reason, is regrettable.
TV3 has endeavoured to provide our viewers with a vital and important public service at a particularly sensitive time when the country will become the focus of Europe. As part of our efforts to facilitate An Taoiseach, we offered to replace Vincent Browne as moderator of any such debate with the Political Editor Ursula Halligan.
It is also disappointing to note that the only occasions on which the Taoiseach has chosen to appear on TV3 is when he seeks to promote charitable causes. Whilst these appearances are important, our viewers are equally entitled to hear the Taoiseach’s views on matters of major national interest, including the forthcoming fiscal treaty referendum.
TV3 can now only assume that the Taoiseach will not appear in televised debates during the course of the referendum campaign including on RTE television, in order to avoid any inference or suggestion of bias towards the state broadcaster.
ENDS
For further information:
Maureen Catterson
TV3 PRESS OFFICE
+353 1 419 3430
maureen.catterson@tv3.ie
publicity@tv3.ie
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