Sir, - During the General Election campaign, on the RTE Questions and Answers programme of Sunday, June 1st, I made comments concerning Mr Charlie Bird, chief news reporter, RTE. I would like now to use the opportunity of your newspaper to retract any inference that Mr Bird acted unprofessionally or in a politically biased manner. I regret any distress caused to him and I am happy to confirm that I have known Mr Bird for many years to be a most professional journalist. - Yours, etc.,
Dail Eireann,
Dublin 2.