In December 1980 Vincent Browne, the editor of Magill magazine, raised a number of issues about the Arms Crisis which involved O’Malley. So why does it matter how contact between him and RTE was established: he was never going to answer the hard questions which he has been ducking for decades. He has spent well over 40 years dodging questions about the Arms Crisis. Overall, O’Malley’s complaints are bewildering. The TV interview was recorded earlier in the year.) (Some quotes from him in the earlier podcasts were taken from a lengthy interview he gave for the TV version of GunPlot.
He was not interviewed until after episode 6 had been broadcast. He featured heavily in episode 8 of the podcast series (about the two Arms Trials).
I have spoken to David Burke, author of a recent book on the Arms Crisis. Surely O’Malley does not think he can dictate when he should have been approached? Surely the producers should be able to dictate their own pace? Hence, there was plenty of time to make contact with O’Malley as they rolled out. However, they were aired over nine weeks. O’Malley seems upset that he was not approached before the GunPlot podcasts were broadcast. Even as he says himself, his son talked at length to the producers on his behalf. One thing is absolutely clear now: it is not correct to say – as Des O’Malley claimed on 13 June – that RTE “never attempted to contact” him. It hardly undermines the quality and brilliance of the GunPlot series. This is truly a case of a very minor issue being blown up out of all proportion. The article in today’s Sunday Independent concerns RTE’s apology to O’Malley and his family over a statement it issued last week about who made the first move to establish contact. The earlier one – written by Des O’Malley – appeared on 13 June. It is the second article which the Sunday Independent has produced about the issue. I have just read the article in the Sunday Independent concerning whether RTE contacted Des O’Malley first while the station was producing the GunPlot series. Impressive halved header & right sidebar.Impressive halved header & narrow content.Impressive halved header & left sidebar.Impressive halved header & full width rows.
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