When I first realised that the blame for the Beef Tribunal was being laid at my door, I waved it away. But, as it persevered, I realised that the tactic was deliberate and intended, by Official Ireland, to make me the scapegoat for all of it. I was the investigative journalist who, in 1991, broke the story about problems in the beef industry for Granada TV’s renowned current affairs programme, World in Action. It emerged for those in power as a credible and cheap narrative to spin, and they needed all the deflection capability they could find. Potential interviewees working…

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