The controversial Donegal poet Cathal O'Searcaigh is to break his silence for the first time today following the documentary revealing his relationships with teenage boys in Nepal.

GARDAÍ confirmed yesterday contact through Interpol is continuing with authorities in Nepal in relation to the sexual encounters of Irish poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh with teenage boys.

THE work of poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh is to remain on the Leaving Certificate Irish syllabus for at least the next two years.

Education Minister Mary Hanafin has admitted that the controversy associated with the Irish poet Cathal O Searcaigh may cause some difficulty for Leaving Cert students.

SENATOR David Norris has called for the documentary about poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh to be investigated by a cross-party Oireachtas committee.

A CONTROVERSIAL documentary about Donegal poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh is set to be broadcast by RTÉ tonight despite pleas by the subject to postpone its transmission because of its portrayal of his sexual relationships with young men in Nepal.

THE Rape Crisis Network has rejected an apology by poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh as having only the “appearance” of remorse.

IF WE were to turn our back on every piece of art created by an artist who led a life that did not suit mainstream mores, we would limit human imagination and dismiss very many wonderful human achievements.

EDUCATION Minister Mary Hanafin has admitted the inclusion of poetry by Cathal Ó Searcaigh on the Leaving Cert syllabus could cause “difficulty”.

The Education Minister says the inclusion of poems by Cathal O Searcaigh in the Leaving Certificate will be addressed by the National Council on Curriculum Assessment.

EDUCATION Minister Mary Hanafin has admitted helping controversial poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh to obtain a visa for a Nepalese teenager whom he brought to Ireland.