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Named as “the nearest to perfect tribute” to Joe Dolan, Westmeath man Paschal Brennan has been singing the songs of Ireland’s greatest ambassador of rock n’ roll for nearly 30 years and now he is bringing his must-see act to the Town Hall Theatre in Galway city on August 19.

The Chernobyl Children’s Project has announced, that despite a ban on Belarusian children travelling internationally, they are expecting the ban to be lifted and are seeking host families for 2009.

The Blizzards return this September with the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album, A Public Display of Affection. The Domino Effect will be released this September and the Mullingar five piece will be touring the country showcasing new songs from the album,

The career of an internationally-renowned Kilkenny chef was celebrated at the opening of the Savour Kilkenny food festival at the weekend.

Amnesty International's new Ambassador of conscience honoree, Peter Gabriel and former recipient U2's The Edge launched the organisation's Small Places Tour in London last week. The event, held at the Hard Rock Café, outlined a preliminary list of 500 Small Places concerts in 47 countries. Organisers expect the list to grow to 1,000 concerts.

MEP Liam Aylward has written to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, and the EU Ambassador to Belarus, Senko Vladimir, calling for a long-term agreement to be put in place between the Belarussian and Irish governments to ensure that 200 children from Chernobyl will be able to visit Ireland this coming Christmas and at all other times.

Red Lizard Productions are back with a thrilling comedy called Brush With A Body, which will see 11 of Mullingar’s finest tread the boards in the Arts Centre this October.

The search has begun in Ballinasloe for a new Queen of the Fair ahead of the Ballinasloe October Fair, which takes place from October 4 to 12.

Ladies’ Day, planned at Ballinrobe Racecourse this week (Monday August 11) , has been transferred to Sunday August 24, due to forecast inclement weather. While racing did go ahead on Monday, the ladies were forced to keep their stunning Ladies’ Day outfits under lock and key for another couple of weeks.

Europe’s first major poker event of 2009 will be held in Galway with coverage on RTE.