Comments on: Cathal Ó Searcaigh’s Statement

By: kit bàn

kit bàn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:54:27 +0000

At this moment in time I have not explored this poets works. It is not a question of a persons sexuality. I have always believed that one cannot seperate the artist from the man ,they are one and the same. In saying this and this is just my opinion, the ability of a poet to be able to transfer the mundane and the ordinary into an expression beyond your ordinary joe soap is a wonderful art. To lack the insight of his reality and lack understanding of any wrong doing just doesn’t hold water. I feel he saw himself as untouchable a legend in his own little world. However I refuse to believe he was unaware of the consequences of his actions, he just chose to ignore them. I wonder what literary creation will flow from his pen as he ponders this very real predicament

By: paulmc.org » Cathal Ó Searcaigh - The Great Blog Debate

paulmc.org » Cathal Ó Searcaigh - The Great Blog Debate — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:00:30 +0000

[…] to having sexual relations with young Nepalese boys. (Bock does a great job of disassembling Mr Ó Searcaigh’s statement.) While this may not have been illegal, there is certainly moral questions to be answered. Was the […]

By: pat keogh

pat keogh — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:37:22 +0000

Cathal O’Searcaigh what a sick man. i watched the programme and was shocked. his reltationship with his so called son is very strange to say the least. his education and business opportunities for the people of nepal by the look of it doesnt include the women of nepal. not one girl was seen in his company. he must take the people of ireland to be idiots with his statment. this guys about as sick as they come.

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:39:08 +0000

Paul, why do you say “gay Senator David Norris”?

If you have a problem with anyone being gay, you came to the wrong place. Take your prejudice somewhere else. This isn’t about anyone’s sexual orientation. Not Cathal O Searcaigh’s and not David Norris’s.

I hope you’re clear on that.

Secondly, please do not post defamatory comments on this site or I’ll have to remove them and if you persist, I’ll have to block your IP address.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:26:04 +0000

This documenatry should have been called “SICKO”. This sick, perverted & sad piece of shite should have his penis transplanted to his mouth. Humanitarian??? [REMOVED: DEFAMATORY]
He had alot of people defending him. Mr. gay senator David Norris was quick to step to his defence. By defending him norris is just as sick as Ó Searcaigh

By: yobbah

yobbah — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:50:38 +0000

There was a discrepancy in the story how Prem and Cathal met. Cathal said that he was walking down the street and ‘bumped’ into Prem and claimed destiny and somesuch that they were meant to meet each other. Prem’s version was less romantic. He saw a rich foreigner standing at the station and went up to meet him. He expressed surprise that he was a nice foreigner. There’s something odd about this I thought at the time….

By: Organ Donor

Organ Donor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:43:32 +0000

Just on another point: this qoute from his letter;
“The trust will consist of Prem, my adopted son, Sunita his wife and my daughter-in-law, a Nepalese solicitor and accountant. I will distance myself completely from the distribution of funding for chosen projects. This will allow the work I have started in Nepal to continue and afford me the privilege of regaining some semblance of a private life.”

Firstly:Did he Legally adopt Prem? I ask because in the Documentary ,Prem retold a story of him staying in Ireland with Cathal and on their return,Cathal said that he was adopting him as his ’spiritual son’.But it wasnt clarified if this was legally done.Also earlier on there was a hint towards Prems arranged marriage being a convenient business arrangement for him..

Secondly: There was no footage or mention of “Projects” that he was funding.All i saw was him buying clothes for young boys that he picked up..

Did I miss something?

By: Organ Donor

Organ Donor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:35:38 +0000

You could tell in a scene before that (where he was sitting in reception and a boy came up to the desk and asked for room 405) ,that he wanted to say something to the film crew.
Quite a powerful moment..

By: yobbah

yobbah — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:08:40 +0000

I was impressed with the hotel managers comment that westerners should help the poor without terms and conditions. He looked like a guy weary of the adulation shown by the documentary crew and felt that he had to say something, even in the roundabout way that he did. That he did hint at something about one of his regular customers speaks for itself.

By: Organ Donor

Organ Donor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:23:38 +0000

He has done nothing illegal in Nepal or in Ireland unfortunately.. I too just watched the film and baring in mind that there can be selective editing to make a point on the filmakers behalf.I saw nothing to dissuade me that this guy is an unrepentant sex tourist masquerding as a humanitarian..
Fuck him and his defenders…