Doctor’s claims left unchallenged in article

YOUR article on Dr James Barry was a poor example of balanced journalism (Irish Examiner, April 21).

Reproduced from the Irish Medical Times, the article provided Dr Barry with a convenient soap box and failed to challenge any of his outlandish claims.

The following serve as examples of issues which the journalist failed to raise: Dr Barry is quoted as saying he is “totally exonerated”. The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) simply found there had been a breach of Article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) — ie, there was a failure to complete his criminal trial within a reasonable time. This has nothing do with his guilt or innocence.