Madam, – One sympathises with Brian Lenihan and his family and wishes him a full and speedy recovery.
However, the reporting of his illness was a legitimate journalistic exercise.
Mr Lenihan is not a private citizen. He is Minister for Finance at a time of unprecedented economic crisis. His well-being and that of the State are inextricably linked.
The suppression in the past of information to which the people were entitled is one of the reasons we are as we are. – Yours, etc,