‘Some say that he lives in a tree, and that his sweat can be used to clean precious metals. Some say that he’s terrified of ducks, and that there’s an airport in Russia named after him. Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees.’ Well now, apparently, the mystery is over. The Sunday Times, have ‘revealed the identity’ of BBC tv show Top Gear’s The Stig. Documents point to a former Formula Three Driver, Ben Collins, as being the man who dons the white helmet and black visor.
Another headline in The Sunday Times is ‘Exam study to fuel new fees row.’ A new study has shown while people from wealthy backgrounds do better in their leaving certs than people from disadvantaged areas, both do equally well in their University exams. Critics claim that the abolition of fees has been like ‘a subsidy for middle-class families who had the means to send their children to grind schools.’ It is argued that reintroducing fees for wealthier families would lead to a more level playing field.
The Sunday Independent have ‘RTE’s Miriam and Pat accept days of “mega-bucks†are over,’ and have admitted that they will have to face pay-cuts when their current contracts expire. This comes in the wake of RTE’s managing director of radio Claire Duignan commenting that they will have to accept more “modest remuneration.†At his peak, Kenny was earning €900,000 a year, the equivalent of €17,307.70 a week or €2472.53 a day.
