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Wed 03 Mar 2009RTÉ apologises for news item on Cowen nude portraits
Art stunt: prankster hangs portraits in galleries:RTÉ LAST night apologised for a television news report concerning nude portraits of Taoiseach Brian Cowen which appeared in two Dublin galleries.
The broadcaster received a number of complaints about the item on Monday’s 9pm television news, including one from the Taoiseach’s office. RTÉ had deemed the report to be inappropriate before complaints were received, a spokeswoman said last night. Consequently the report did not run on subsequent bulletins and was taken down from the RTÉ website, she said.
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