Cullen apologises for cancer surgeon ‘liar’ remark

ENVIRONMENT Minister Martin Cullen has apologised on behalf of Fianna Fáil to a cancer specialist who was called a liar by a party member at a council meeting.

At Monday’s meeting of Waterford County Council, Cllr Tom Cronin, referring to surgeon Gordon Watson, said: “I am calling Mr Watson a liar and I am calling on him to stop playing politics with the cancer patients in the south-east.”

The comment referred to a February meeting of the council where Mr Watson said there were some people not getting radiotherapy treatment in the south-east.