So you love football, but you’ve decided that rather than just spend a few weeks drinking in pubs and watching Euro 2012 on big TVs, you’d rather go to Poland and/or Ukraine and drink in pubs and watch games on big TVs. Fair enough. But do you know anything about either country? Crime rates? No, neither do I, and to be honest I’m not about to scare anyone out of taking a trip that could be one of the best in their life. But if you are planning to nip over for the tournament, you might need to know a thing or two, and soon, as flights etc. will only jump drastically the closer we come to May 2012.
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Three times Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern appeared at Belfast’s Eason’s bookshop to sign copies of his newly published autobiography. Often described as an enigma of Irish politics, this latest addition to Irish literature guarantees an intriguing read. Former finance minister Charlie McCreevy once stated “I know 25 per cent of Bertie Ahern”…and that’s 24 per cent more than anyone else”.