Cork's fourth annual contemporary Art Fair took place in City Hall from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September. The Exhibition featured a fantastic range of original paintings and sculpture from artists and galleries from all over Ireland and abroad. We would like to sincerely thank Fergus O'Mahony of the Warren Gallery, Castletownsend, who kindly sponsored the Reception for the Auction which took place on the Preview Night.

The Minister Counsellor to the Belarusian Ambassador in London met with Minister Michael Martin and officials from the Dept of Foreign Affairs and the Dept of Health & Children in Dublin yesterday to discuss an Inter-governmental Agreement to allow children from the Chernobyl regions to travel internationally. This Agreement is on the table for negotiations and is seen as urgent priority. Irish officials are also seeking an exemption to the ban for Ireland to allow children to travel for Christmas Rest & Recuperation.

A full version of the Letter to the Editor in response to Sarah Carey's article in the Sunday Times, 7th September2008 'Chernobyl children should be offered help at home' appears in full here. Please click into this article for the full letter sent to the Sunday Times by Adi Roche, CEO, Chernobyl Children's Project International.

Auckland musician Stephen Galvin played guitar continuously for fifty-four hours from Friday 25th April 2008 at dawn to Sunday afternoon on the 27th. The event held at a Meadowbank Auckland address was timed to mark Anzac Day, Chernobyl day, and Easter for the Orthodox church and raise funds for the medical care of children affected by the Chernobyl disaster. It drew many local well-wishers and members of the Russian and Yugoslav communities. Asked about the event Stephen said, "It is fantastic that so many people could come together for this special time. Music brings us together. We are very happy to be able to provide some humanitarian aid for the medical care of young people affected by the Chernobyl disaster and at the same time to celebrate our life in a positive way. We are very fortunate here."

The work of Adi Roche and Chernobyl Children's Project International is the subject of a powerful and disturbing new television documentary which was shown on RTE One on the 4th September. 'The Children Beyond Chernobyl' was filmed in Belarus this summer as over 100 Irish aid workers returned to the world's most highly contaminated nuclear accident radiation zone.