Like many other pople, I feel that I have to state from the outset that I am not a supporter of Declan Ganley's politics (in so far as I can discern what those politics are). However I could only look in wonder at RTE in full flight on a hatchet job on the man.
The most interesting thing, for me, was the way that RTE tried to paint Ganley as a sinister individual; the programme was one of the most one-sided pieces thay have done, ever, and there was no attempt at even-handedness. The premise of the programme was that they had made their minds up to rubbish the guy, and then they put little pieces together to support their view. No attempt at balance whatsoever.
What nobody seems to have queried though is why they did it. To me, it seems as though the government asked them to bury the man, and they tried, albeit in a very hamfisted manner. Why did they disagree with almost everything Ganley said and not take Dick Roche up on his own comments? After all, anyone in Dick Roche's party, particularly in his era, has been associated with some very unsavoury characters indeed. That was a question begging to be asked, but nobody asked it.