'I'd like to do that': A tale of a Cavan man who was in flying form

When an 80-year-old bachelor saw a paramotor in the skies he decided he wanted to fly one himself. His dream has now become a film, writes Esther McCarthy.

'I'd like to do that': A tale of a Cavan man who was in flying form

Some film-makers spend ages finding the perfect subject for their first feature. But for director Frank Shouldice, the subject found him.

Bobby Coote was a man on a mission to fly and wasn’t willing to let being almost an octogenarian get in the way of his dream.

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