Hanafin admits poet’s work on syllabus could cause difficulty

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

Her comments raise the possibility that the poet’s work could be removed from the syllabus as aresult of the recent controversy surrounding him.

The Donegal poet has rejected suggestions in a documentary, Fairytale of Kathmandu, that he sexually exploited teenage boys in Nepal.