7th February 2009 Dublin

Cathal Ó Searcaigh’s first extended English-language interview, since the scandal generated by the film Fairytale of Kathmandu broke a year ago, has hit the stands today in the current issue of Hot Press.  You can read a statement about it here.

If you are a subscriber to Hot Press’s website, you can read the full interview here. Subscription costs €20 for a year.

If you are in Nepal, Hot Press have tried to make it possible that anyone reading the article online there should be able to read it for free, without having to subscribe. If there are any problems with this, please get in touch with Hot Press here.

In addition, anyone from Nepal may order a copy of the magazine for free, and just pay the postage, here.

For a limited period, the film is available for free download here.

Incidentally, not that it is necessarily a marker of tolerance in any society, Nepal’s Supreme Court instructed the government to introduce gay marriage in November 2008, deeming the ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional.  The Nepalese may be more advanced than the Irish, before the year is out, when it comes to gay rights.