A DOCUMENTARY  produced by Skibbereen’s Adrian McCarthy, Born That Way, will screen on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player next Thursday,  December 18th.

It tells the story of Patrick Lydon, pioneer of social inclusion and disability  and is described as an ‘unflinching journey to the end of an exemplary life, probing ‘otherness’ in our society and asking searching questions about the future we want to create.’

Adrian, producer with Curious Dog Films, said: ‘With so much flux and division in society, this is a story that the world needs to hear right now. After watching it I expect many viewers will feel that something has shifted in how they look at others in their community.”’

Éamon Little, director added: ‘Disability is often seen as a deficit of some kind. People see disability as not being whole, whereas, in fact, the truth is more that people are different, that’s all. There’s no reason why they can’t be contributors to society. Patrick lived that philosophy, and I felt I needed to tell his story.’