TD diagnosed with cancer during TV show appearance

Politicians usually take their lives in their hands by appearing on Tonight with Vincent Browne on TV3.

TD diagnosed with  cancer during TV show appearance

However, one Fine Gael backbencher said he will be forever grateful for a stint on the late-night current affairs show after it led to a cancer diagnosis.

Cork South West TD Jim Daly, 40, yesterday praised his GP, Rosscarbery-based Dan Burke, who spotted a raised pimple on his patient’s left cheekbone while watching him on the Tonight With Vincent Browne TV3 show one evening last November.

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