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O Searchaigh and the Moral Majority

category national | arts and media | opinion/analysis author Wednesday March 12, 2008 10:54author by C Murray Report this post to the editors

Norris defends the Poet

The issue of the RTE 'Documentary'- 'Fairytale of Kathmandu', (which I must confess to
have not seen) is rolling on with questions in the Seanad , with fattening well-budgetted
disc-jockeys allowing hysterical women in rollers Tut! over homosexuality and the sexual
activity of a splendid poet. Interesting letter in the Times today by a regular contributor
to indymedia as well. I shall publish an extract in a minute.
Cathal O Searchaigh, Poet.
Cathal O Searchaigh, Poet.


Firstly Senator Norris asked that the film be examined until there was a full investigation
by those qualified in the analysis of the film 'had established the truth or falsehood of the
techniques used in it's production and the conclusion reached'.

This was rejected in the Senate as not fitting for the Oireachtas to 'engage with RTE'
as to what they air:

'I have great sympathy with Senator Norris but it is not appropriate for this house or a
committee of the Oireachtas should determine what RTE broadcasts. That would be
a step too far'.

The irony of the above statement should not really be lost on those of us who have read
of multiple government objections to the broadcasting authority, and of course senior cabinet
members holding convouluted and protracted meetings with amongst others 'Independent
Newspapers' in the run-up to the General Election. To claim that RTE represent independent
ethical broadcasting in a week where David Irving was paid to defend free speech on
national television, and a one-sided documentary which results in destruction of reputation
of a poet is risible- if it were not so serious.

RTE are guided quite simply by advertising Revenue and Budgetary Concerns,
their unbending desire to tailor documentary to satisfy what they perceive their target
audience to be says how little they respect the intelligence of people who are
quite frankly revolted at what they have done to O Searchaigh.

I recommend anyone who likes Irish language Poetry to read 'an Bhealach na Bhaile'
published by Clo Iar-Chonnachta, and to rightfully reserve judgement on the documentary
which brings a new meaning to the operating term 'gutter -press'

'Lasmuigh Ta an oiche ag seideadh is ag siabadh
timpeall an ti, ag cleatarail ag na fuinneoga
ag beicil is ag bragart tri pholl na heochradh'

and..

'Ag breith barroige ort, teann mo lamha i ngreim
i do chneas, ag teannadh is ag teannadh. teas
is teas, scarann do bheola ag suil le poga'

(Didean, le Cathal O Searcaigh, 'An Bhealach na Bhaile')

This is an extract from a letter published in Today's Times:

'Madam,
as a writer I am disturbed and disappointed, to read
a group of fellow writers *(March 11th) unashamedly
playing the gay card in an effort to traduce RTE
and the makers of the documentary
'Fairytale of Kathmandu'.

(*the writers were all members of Aosdana, icnl, Maire Mhac an Tsaoi)

The rest of the letter may be read in full on page 15 of the Times.
I find it very hard to accept that a writer/artist would automatically
give the benefit of the doubt to the programme-makers without questioning the
veracity of the slant they took.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   debate rages on     C Murray    Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:19 
   An fhírinne gharbh     Daithí Lacha    Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:45 
   Sex tourism and the abuse of the vulnerable     Stuart    Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:07 
   ok-     C Murray    Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:09 
   Good work overall     Straight man    Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:52 
   Show trials and McCarthyism alive and well     jim    Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:57 
   Re: Prostitution     Jim    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:12 
   at home     Tom    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:25 
   back to the point..     -    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:27 
 10   Re: Tom     jim    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:36 
 11   sshhh..     Tom    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:39 
 12   Just Gay Bashing     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:47 
 13   A beam in her eye?     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 14:07 
 14   Exploitation     ??    Wed Mar 12, 2008 14:50 
 15   Prurience v. public interest     media watcher    Wed Mar 12, 2008 15:16 
 16   It was without legal consent     Stuart    Wed Mar 12, 2008 15:46 
 17   RTE abuse     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 16:51 
 18   in fairness     on the one road    Wed Mar 12, 2008 17:12 
 19   cheap titillation     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 17:32 
 20   unequal relations     Ex-development worker    Wed Mar 12, 2008 17:32 
 21   Turning into gold     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 17:37 
 22   ?     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 17:43 
 23   My question.     Francis Kelly    Wed Mar 12, 2008 18:34 
 24   well,     C Murray    Wed Mar 12, 2008 19:01 
 25   re cael     on the one road    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:16 
 26   Ionsaigh ar an nGaeilge agus a cainteoirí arís     Bréan de    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:39 
 27   The chief bookburner speaks out     Stuart    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:41 
 28   never thaught of it like that     on the one road    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:47 
 29   more nonsense     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:50 
 30   No gay sex please, we're gombeens...     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:58 
 31   missed that     on the one road    Wed Mar 12, 2008 22:01 
 32   Peeved?     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 22:24 
 33   parents     Ossie    Wed Mar 12, 2008 22:49 
 34   16     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 22:58 
 35   Remember Ezra     Jogging Joe    Wed Mar 12, 2008 22:58 
 36   Grab the money and run     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 23:00 
 37   fools     Cael    Wed Mar 12, 2008 23:07 
 38   None     Francis Kelly    Thu Mar 13, 2008 00:45 
 39   other discussion     Bernie    Thu Mar 13, 2008 01:02 
 40   probity my arse     -    Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:46 
 41   Common sense, please!!     Rational Ecologist    Thu Mar 13, 2008 13:01 
 42   age mismatch     newbie    Thu Mar 13, 2008 13:40 
 43   sex laws     C Murray    Thu Mar 13, 2008 14:09 
 44   Lets cut the BS     Cael    Thu Mar 13, 2008 14:11 
 45   for cael     john    Thu Mar 13, 2008 14:44 
 46   There was no legal consent     Stuart    Thu Mar 13, 2008 14:48 
 47   half-baked references     Jogging Joe    Thu Mar 13, 2008 15:28 
 48   double standards     worker    Thu Mar 13, 2008 16:36 
 49   ask RTE     Brand Ireland    Thu Mar 13, 2008 18:28 
 50   Who is exploiting who     Cael    Thu Mar 13, 2008 19:28 
 51   fantasy ???     Francis Kelly    Thu Mar 13, 2008 19:28 
 52   Sexuation     Cael    Thu Mar 13, 2008 20:00 
 53   Where is the loot going?     Cael    Thu Mar 13, 2008 20:22 
 54   Are you trying to miss my point ?     Francis Kelly    Thu Mar 13, 2008 21:36 
 55   Haiku for cathal     Jap's Eye    Thu Mar 13, 2008 22:51 
 56   Homosexual acts ARE illegal in Nepal     Stuart    Thu Mar 13, 2008 22:59 
 57   To Cael     Rational Ecologist    Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:46 
 58   off-thread     C Murray    Fri Mar 14, 2008 13:27 
 59   The Author     Martin    Fri Mar 14, 2008 13:32 
 60   I live here     C Murray    Fri Mar 14, 2008 13:41 
 61   Patronising to Homosexuals     Rational Ecologist    Fri Mar 14, 2008 14:12 
 62   C Murray     observer    Fri Mar 14, 2008 14:16 
 63   "unnatural acts"     Cael    Fri Mar 14, 2008 15:30 
 64   To know or not to know     Cael    Fri Mar 14, 2008 15:36 
 65   TV entertainment     Cael    Fri Mar 14, 2008 15:50 
 66   Who gets the loot?     Cael    Fri Mar 14, 2008 16:01 
 67   Two issues to consider.     Francis Kelly    Fri Mar 14, 2008 16:10 
 68   Francis     Cael    Fri Mar 14, 2008 18:30 
 69   Link for those who appreciate poetry- queer or not.     C murray    Fri Mar 14, 2008 19:20 
 70   Missing the point again.     Francis Kelly    Fri Mar 14, 2008 20:58 
 71   Nepalese law     Stuart    Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:29 
 72   again,     -    Sat Mar 15, 2008 14:51 
 73   Stuart     Cael    Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:00 
 74   Stuart2     Cael    Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:02 
 75   Francis     Cael    Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:13 
 76   and this is why RTE was irresponsible     Fag Hag    Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:19 
 77   Stars left without benefit     Cael    Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:25 
 78   The truth is obvious....     Frank Dertrick    Sat Mar 15, 2008 20:30 
 79   Shame     Duff    Sat Mar 15, 2008 23:42 
 80   Double Standards     Deirdre Clancy    Sun Mar 16, 2008 02:23 
 81   All Hearsay, No Prima Facie     High Heel Sneaker.    Sun Mar 16, 2008 03:46 
 82   Exploiter     T. Dewar    Sun Mar 16, 2008 04:06 
 83   I refused to watch the documentary     C Murray    Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:26 
 84   Not surprising.....     Frank Dertrick    Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:32 
 85   reading books /watching telly     C Murray    Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:02 
 86   Response to Chris     Deirdre Clancy    Sun Mar 16, 2008 14:35 
 87   Dierdre Clancy     Cael    Sun Mar 16, 2008 15:11 
 88   cael     tomeile    Sun Mar 16, 2008 15:53 
 89   Logic?     Cael    Sun Mar 16, 2008 18:23 
 90   Cael     Deirdre Clancy    Mon Mar 17, 2008 00:48 
 91   Irish poets, money & young men.     sit on my pal & tell me that you love me    Mon Mar 17, 2008 01:21 
 92   the powerful and the powerless - its a class issue not homophobia     Barry    Mon Mar 17, 2008 02:29 
 93   final words     C Murray    Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:46 
 94   Control     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:32 
 95   I agree with Marty     Deirdre Clancy    Mon Mar 17, 2008 14:21 
 96   Cael asked.......     tomeile    Mon Mar 17, 2008 17:06 
 97   the place for it is in the dail?     C Murray    Mon Mar 17, 2008 17:29 
 98   Age Of Consent     Wilder    Mon Mar 17, 2008 17:41 
 99   Parents     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 17:52 
 100   Dierdre Clancy     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:00 
 101   Men or boys.     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:06 
 102   Cael     Wilder    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:09 
 103   Defending the indefensible     Deirdre Clancy    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:17 
 104   Africa     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:21 
 105   More than a distraction     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:31 
 106   Marty     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:35 
 107   Deirdre     Wilder    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:38 
 108   Facts     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:44 
 109   Media Feeding frenzy not the way to deal with abuse     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:52 
 110   Twisted     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 19:03 
 111   question     just asking    Mon Mar 17, 2008 19:07 
 112   Marty     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 19:18 
 113   let Interpol sort it out...     eamo    Mon Mar 17, 2008 19:30 
 114   Betrayed by beastly deeds     Frank Dertrick    Mon Mar 17, 2008 19:45 
 115   Frank     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 19:58 
 116   Saucy     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 20:03 
 117   thats some answer     just asking    Mon Mar 17, 2008 20:10 
 118   Silence is better than truth?     Frank Dertrick    Mon Mar 17, 2008 20:12 
 119   Another answer     Marty    Mon Mar 17, 2008 20:24 
 120   enough of the fake hysterics     brian holmes    Mon Mar 17, 2008 20:25 
 121   Frank     Cael    Mon Mar 17, 2008 22:33 
 122   O Searcaigh documentary now on the internet     James Campbell    Thu Mar 20, 2008 01:46 


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