Government ‘did not censure RTÉ’

THE Government last night rejected claims it had sided with the White House in a complaint over an RTÉ interview with President George Bush.

A Sunday newspaper claimed the Government had “sensationally backed” White House criticism of the Carole Coleman interview, suggesting it was “disrespectful” to Mr Bush.

A Government spokesman said last night: “We can confirm the Irish Embassy in Washington received an official complaint about the interview but the Government has made no further statement on it.”