For those of you who follow golf, Padraig Harrington from Ireland, in addition to winning the British Open this year, won the PGA Championship this past weekend.  The Ryder Cup will be played in the USA from September 16 - 21, 2008 and for those of us that will be in Ireland during that time period, I expect the pubs will be jumping.  If televised in the pubs, I expect them to be extremely out of control when he is playing a match.  Just sounds like an extra bonus and more fun to be had in Ireland.