For a man who wants to be forgotten, Sean Quinn had a lot of people talking this week. Quinn Country, which aired over three nights on RTÉ television, was a fine piece of work in which one of the country’s greatest industrialists was front and centre. He had plenty to say about his reality and was eager to share it with the world. This is the same man who, along with his family, have availed of ‘right to be forgotten’ European data laws to have coverage of their affairs delisted from search engines.
The law was brought in to respect privacy which is fair enough. But at a time when alternative realities can be created online it also removes primary sources of reporting facts. Yet it was obvious in Quinn Country that far from wanting to be forgotten, the subject is very anxious that he be remembered in a way that is at variance with the facts.
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