Dunne slates TV3 for lack of fairness

FORMER Dunnes Stores chief Ben Dunne has accused TV3 of lacking “common sense and fairness” by making the decision to announce the Minister for Finance’s cancer diagnosis on St Stephens Day.

Mr Dunne said that in its rush to break the story of Brian Lenihan’s illness, the TV station had “crossed a line that it didn’t need to cross”.

In a speech that underlined the importance of a free media, Mr Dunne also warned that “personal privacy must be protected in a civilised society”.