Bond Heads for Emerald Isle?

Rumour has it that the next** JamesBond** film will be partially shot in Ireland - the birthplace of 007 star Pierce Brosnan, who was recently granted the Freedom of the City in his birthplace of Navan. Apparently Brosnan pleaded with producers to send his screen spy on an Irish mission to follow up the box-office smash The World is Not Enough - perhaps he's feeling a little homesick. And several stunning locations around the country have already been picked for the as-yet unnamed film, slated for a 2003 release, which also looks like being Brosnan's last Bond spy caper. Meanwhile the UK's Pinewood Studios, just outside London, may not be used for the indoor scenes for the next outing even though the complex is the traditional home of James Bond. Germany's Magic Media consortium is making a bid to woo the filmmakers away from Britain.