RTÉ to air Ó Searcaigh film despite poet’s pleas

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.

A war of words between the poet and the documentary-makers intensified further yesterday as supporters of Mr Ó Searcaigh held a press conference in Dublin in which they accused the film’s director of entrapment and manipulation of people who appeared in the programme.

The documentary, Fairytale of Kathmandu, is scheduled to be broadcast on RTÉ 1 at 10.15pm tonight.