Lewis Hamilton squares up to resident Top Gear driver The Stig
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton is to swap his multi-million pound, 230mph McLaren to drive a modest family car for BBC Twos Top Gear show on Sunday.
Hamilton takes part in the programmes “star in a reasonably priced car” feature, where celebrities compete to post the fastest lap around a track.
The 22-year-old Briton is out to beat a time of one minute 44.4 seconds, set by Top Gears resident driver The Stig.
Hamiltons time will be revealed during the programme which starts at 2000 GMT.
Former Formula One stars Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Mark Webber have already taken the challenge.
The select group of former drivers is pitted in a separate category to stars such as Hugh Grant, Simon Cowell, Ellen MacArthur and Gordon Ramsay who have all taken the challenge in the past.
The appearance will be the first on the show since Hamilton narrowly failed to win the world championship in his rookie season, losing out to Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen by one point.
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Agus madra rua, is maith liom.
Cáca milis
Agus Sharon Ní Bheoláin
Tá geansaí orm
Tá scamaill sa spéir!
Tabhair dom an cáca milis!
Setanta Sports has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to nearly all of the 2010 World Cup away qualifiers involving England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The rights package includes the exclusive rights to England’s away matches in group 6 against Croatia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra, and all of Scotland’s away qualifers in group 9. Wales’ games in group 4 against Russia, Finland and Azerbaijan will be featured along with the Republic of Ireland’s group 8 qualifiers against Bulgaria, Cyprus and Montenegro. Rounding out the qualifying matches are Northern Ireland’s group 3 games against the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. 72 additional games involving the teams in groups 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 will also be screened on Setanta.
“We’re excited to be following the Home Nations and the Republic Of Ireland in their quest to reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa,” said Setanta joint chief executive Michael O’Rourke. “This is another massive addition to Setanta’s increasingly strong portfolio of top premium football and proves our commitment to football at every level, not just the Barclays Premier League. This announcement further cements Setanta’s position as a channel no serious football fan can do without.”
The pdas stands Personal digital assistants are also called as handheld computers. They are small enough to call as palmtops computers. To find pda accessories like Flash Memory, Cell Phones, and GPS Receivers you have to view the reviews of palmtop computers and their accessories to compare the prices. To protect the pdas and its accessories now pda cases are also available in the markets that are very stylish and elegant depending upon their brand and texture i.e. leather.
Here is a list of prices charged by various vendors for the new Nintendo Wii game Super Mario Galaxy.
Roxy Records (Tralee, Manor West) €54.99
Tesco (Tralee, Manor West) €39.99
Argos €49.99
Harvey Norman €49.99
more to follow
I am amazed that there is a difference of 15 quid just by walking across the main corridor in Manor West shopping centre!
Such a difference between GAA in Wicklow and Kerry. There was quite a big crowd at the final on Saturday in Fitzgerald Stadium, between Dr. Crokes of Killarney and Rathmore, a game easily won by the Killarney men. But its obvoious that the GAA in Kerry know how to organise their sport. In Wicklow for some strange reason, they play their matches in Aughrim. I mean where the hell is that. I have lived in Wicklow for 20 years and I dont know where it is. I think I have seen it signposted on the Arklow by-pass. But ask any kid in Bray where Wanderers play their home matches and they will point you in the direction of the Carlisle Grounds. In fact most of them will no doubt have been there at some stage in their life.
Bray has a population of 30,000 people, Killarney around 9,000. But how come Killarney has a much bigger GAA following? And I’m not just talking about the usual Kerry crowd who “wait for the All-Ireland”. I am talking about club matches in Kerry, that attract what must be massive crowds by the standards of any other county.
The Wicklow county board have made a step in the right direction, by appointing Mick O’Dwyer as manager of the senior team. But even then its a Kerryman they appoint. And it just shows you that given the right circumstances that there is a significant interest in GAA in Wicklow. See this and also the fact that 400 people turned up for the first Wicklow training session under the stewardship of Micko. Lets hope they keep this forward thinking up, and maybe in the future they will see sense and play matches in Bray, or one of the towns in Wicklow (no offense, Aughrim).
A plan for the development of tourism in Kerry and the south west region over the next two years is to be launched this afternoon. The Regional Tourism Development Strategic Plan 2008 - 2010 is to be launched by Fáilte Ireland South West. Fáilte Irelands role is to support and help the tourism industry to meet the challenges, and to sustain and increase the level of activity in the sector.
Questions are being asked why there is no Cystic Fibrosis nurse in Kerry at present, by parents of children suffering from the disease. John Healy from Killorglin whose daughter has Cystic Fibrosis claims that a nurse went on maternity leave in August and last he heard a replacement was found but left the job after just two days. Mr Healy says a CF nurse is vital to help sufferers and their families and at present people frustrated. He fears Kerry could lose the service completely:
Killarney National Park is to be listed as an area of sensitivity by the Irish Aviation Authority. The listing means that aircraft operators including helicopters, are requested to avoid the site where possible. Low flying aircraft are particularly targetted because of noise and other environmental reasons. The National Park will not become a no fly zone, but will be listed alongside the prohibited zones in the Internationally recognised pilots handbook.
