Drinks with Steve Collins, Sligo scenery on Tyson’s itinerary

THEY paid €200 a head for the highly questionable privilege of dining with a convicted rapist, a man who bit an opponent and was once heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

Packing into Dublin’s plush Burlington Hotel, 700 fans of Iron Mike Tyson gathered for an audience with their now bankrupt hero.

After squandering a fortune in excess of €400 million, he was happy to come to Ireland for an €80,000 appearance fee.