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Thu 03 Mar 2009Opposition critical of Cowen portraits reaction

New laws are needed to protect broadcasters from interference by the Government, it was claimed today.

Labour criticised RTÉ for ‘bowing to pressure’ in its decision to apologise for its TV news report on nude paintings of the Taoiseach which were sneaked onto the walls of two top Dublin galleries.