JUST about to shoot off to Sligo, but before I head, here’s a compelling interview Malachi O’Doherty conducted with controversial Irish language poet Cathal O Searcaigh. The film Fairytale of Kathmandu presented O Searcaigh as a predatory sex tourist who abused teenage boys in Nepal. O’Doherty asks some searching questions, the answers to which may not satisfy everyone, but this is an extensive first English language broadcast.
Short answer: very little, other than he enjoyed the environs of Hillsborough Castle, enjoyed working with the local politicians, and has Gerry Adams to thank for Bobby his dog. Peter Mandelson’s book The Third Man has captured media headlines in recent weeks as the Times serialised the most juicy bits. But what did he have [...] read our review »
This is article was first published in Fortnight magazine back in February 2003. Chris Farrington is now a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ in the School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin. Although the circumstances it describes has changed radically and [...] read our review »