Athlone's 'Poldark' the next Bond?

We claim him as one of our own, after all, his grandmother Bridgie is a proud Athlone woman, and now Aidan Turner is tipped to be the next James Bond.

Yes, coming in at 6/1 odds, Turner who won hearts all over in the BBC adaptation of Poldark, is one Irish actor linked for to take on the 007 role following the news that Daniel Craig may have quit the franchise.

Turner who starred in The Hobbit, Being Human, Desperate Romantics and The Clinic, faces stiff competition from Tom Hardy who is 6/5!

Kerry native Michael Fassbender is also in the running at 12/1, whilst Jamie Dornan can be backed at 40/1 to swap his Christian Grey for the MI6 spy.

Who thinks we should start a campaign to get Aidan Turner to star as the next “Shaken Not Stirred” role?!