Cathal O'Sharkey, Donegal poet.Had you heard of him before the recent 'scandal'?

Question

»¤●°кιωι gяáçỤ●° -Haven't you been listening to the radio this past couple of months?It's been in all the papers too.There was a documentary being made about him in Nepal and during filming they discovered his penchant for 16 to 17 year old boys and apparently he ended up being investigated by interpol.He lives up the road from me.

Answer 1

I've genuinely never heard of him before, Misty.

Answer 2

is that the fella banging all those asian boys???

Answer 3

Yeah, we're doing his poem "Lig Sinn i gCathú" for the leaving cert.

According to my Irish teacher, he won't be coming off the syllabus in light of the recent "scandal", but I think he'll have to!

Edit:

I think you'd like that poem- it's about how Donegal is better than Dublin!

Answer 4

Thats not on Misty!

Answer 5

i had never heard of him before.

Answer 6

Yes he is on the exam syllabus for both junior and leaving cert exams

Answer 7

I've never heard of him before ever. What's the Scandal!?

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EDIT: Ooh actually, I think I did hear about that on Joe Duffy's talk show the other day. He was molesting children I think. I only caught the tail end of it and they were saying leaving cert students study his poetry for the Leaving, but I thought they were talking about Oscar Wild!