'Dollop of hypocrisy' on Desmond, says Rabbitte

The Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has accused the part owner of the Irish Daily Star Richard Desmond of hypocrisy after he threatened to close down the paper for publishing topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge.

'Dollop of hypocrisy' on Desmond, says Rabbitte
Mon, 17 Sep, 2012 - 14:25

The Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has accused the part owner of the Irish Daily Star Richard Desmond of hypocrisy after he threatened to close down the paper for publishing topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge.

Richard Desmond's company Northern and Shell part-owns the Irish tabloid along with Independent News and Media.

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