FROM the country that gave the world Brigitte Bardot and topless sunbathing comes a fresh exposé of the human anatomy: man’s enduring fascination with bottoms.

CLOSE to 600 journalists, TV crew members and international commentators are expected to focus the world’s attention on Ireland during voting on the Lisbon treaty referendum in six week’s time.

MORE than 340 journalists from around the world will be reporting from Ireland tomorrow on the Lisbon treaty, including several media groups from as far away as Japan and the US.