Minister bans state pathologist from TV

JUSTICE Minister Brian Lenihan has moved to silence State Pathologist Marie Cassidy by banning her involvement in future documentaries following complaints over an RTÉ programme which featured the Scottish-born professor.

Controversy erupted after the transmission of the Death Duties documentary in January.

The family of the late Brian Murphy, who was kicked to death outside a Dublin nightclub eight years ago, criticised the production.