D Wednesday, October 7, 2009 METRO 11 Tonights jackpot is heading for... You finished yet Michelangelo? www.lottery.ie MORE than half of Irish holidaymak- ers admitted having a foreign fling while abroad but were still prudes compared with the rest of our enam- oured European neighbours. A survey by accommodation web- site Hotels.com found that 57 per cent of Irish people consider a romantic encounter an essential part of the per- fect holiday. But of the eight European nationali- ties surveyed, Ireland had the lowest rate of holiday romantics. The Italian stallions topped the table with 79 per cent admitting to having had a fling, followed closely by the hot-blooded Spanish. The French, Danes, Norwe- gians, Swedes and even the socks-on, lights-off Brits have had more holiday romances than us. Our research has shown that love often blossoms when people are on holiday away from their daily rou- By ROSS McGUINNESS Half of us having flings on our foreign holidays Irish and Brits most reserved on holiday tine, said Alison Couper, communi- cations director for Hotels.com. We have also found that the stere- otypes seem to be holding up: the Irish and Brits are the most reserved about relationships on holiday where- as Italians really set pulses racing. Some 41 per cent of Irish holiday romantics even try to keep the flame burning once they return, but the odds are stacked against them: only seven per cent of holiday romances go the distance. One in five holiday couples even call time on their foreign romance be- fore they embark on their homeward- bound journey, believing that a holi- day fling should not outlast the holiday. One in ten Irish people have lied on holiday about their relationship status back home. CURTAINS UP FOR THE CRC Pictured at the announcement of the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) Comedy Nights biggest ever line-up at the Olympia on October 15 were some of Irelands favourite comedians: Damian Fox, Shane OBrien and Mick Cullinane from Dead Cat Bounce; Maeve Higgins; David ODoherty; Des Bishop; Eleanor Tiernan; Eric Lalor and Dermot Whelan. Picture: Marc OSullivan Lemurs: Back from the brink ONE of the worlds most endangered primates has been found in more locations in Madagascar than was previously thought. The discovery has been described as a milestone in saving the primates from extinction. The species, prolemur simus, is considered to be the most threatened of all lemurs, with less than 100 thought to survive in the wild. But the animals have now been found at 11 new sites in the countrys rainforest. This should put nature conservation back on the agenda in Madagascar after recent lawlessness and a surge in illegal logging risked annihilating previous successes, said Dr Jonah Ratsimbazafy. Rare lemur find is boost for primate Battered: Veteran TV weatherman Michael Fish WEATHER forecaster Michael Fish will return to TV screens this week to mark 22 years since his failure to forecast one of the UKs worst ever storms. Fish has been coaxed out of retirement by GMTV to present the weather on the anniversary week of his famous gaffe. Shortly before the storm hit in 1987, Fish told viewers: Earlier on today, apparently a lady rang the BBC and said she heard that there was a hurricane on the way. Well, dont worry if youre watching, there isnt. Fish has since pointed out that he was not talking about the UK but was referring to Florida and insists that he did warn viewers to batten down the hatches. TV comeback for storm gaffe Fish index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html