Adi Roche and Ali Hewson, CCPI offered a cead mile failte to very special children at the Garda Headquarters in Dublin this week. Best friends Kristina Nikitsionak and Olga Nikittka, in Ireland to receive specialist orthopaedic medical care in Cappagh Hospital have long dreamt of being a policewoman and a ballerina. A full ceremony, including stately horses, garda band and Garda motor squad was arranged at Garda Headquarters where the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Louis Harkin presented the girls with garda hats, badges and a tutu. Click on news heading above for more information on this story......

Having overcome the recent Belarusian ban on children's travel, children in need of medical assistance and recuperation flew 3,000 miles from the Chernobyl-affected regions into Shannon Airport. Many of these special children ae part of Chernobyl Children's Project International Long-term Care Programme and have waited patiently over the past four months to be allowed to travel for Christmas. To read more on this story click on the news title above....

Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Martin, today welcomed a historic Inter-governmental Agreement between Ireland and Belarus. Ireland is the first country to break the ban on children's travel by negotiating an Agreement to protect children when travelling abroad. More.....

By buying a Chernobyl Children's Project International Christmas Gift this year, as a company or an individual you will be making a life-saving gift to many children across the Chernobyl regions. Choose a gift from 'Hospice Helper', 'Good Foundations', 'Happy Heart', 'Gift of Knowledge', 'Homes of Hope' and 'Activity Camps' from our list of 8 Gifts and you will be 'offering hope to live' - the motto of our charity. We are appealing to you to make a much-needed and valuable donation to the work of CCPI. You can donate online by simply going to our Donate Now area of the website. You can also buy one of the following gifts and we will post you out a Gift Cerficate for you to give to your friend, colleague, client or loved one at Christmas. To buy your gift today visit our online Gift Shop. Call (021) 4312999 to order your gift or make a donation by telephone or email info@chernobyl-ireland for further information.

The Blues Aid charity event taking place on Friday 5th December 2008 at The Pavillion on Carey's Lane in Cork will be in aid of Chernobyl Children's Project International and Barnardos. Blues Aid will see on stage Boston-based Blues harmonica legend SUGAR RAY NORCIA of SUGAR RAY AND THE BLUETONES backed by all-Italian Blues formation based in Cork ALEX ORELLI AND THE BLUESMAKERS. SUGAR RAY NORCIA is a legend in his own right, and one of the hardest working men in the circuit, with a carreer that spans by now over 30 years. Doors open at 8.30pm. We are certain the event will be a great musical experience for all blues lovers! Tickets are available online via www.tickets.ie, The Pavillion website and also from Plugged Records at 22.50.