2004striker: Just read your post. Thanks for the invite. If in the future I do bring beer it will have to be Carlsberg, the greatest beer in the world.!!!
Dunno if this is OFN yet or not, but you can get Setanta over broadband (no PC required) via ITVN.com. I don't know the details, quality or value so you are on your own. It appears that you do need a piece of hardware.