Declan O'Rourke to headline Chernobyl benefit in Kilkenny

Addicted to Love. Sledgehammer. Take My Breath Away. Papa Don't Preach. The Final Countdown. Kiss. Walk Like An Egyptian. West End Girls.

All songs from 1986 and all likey to be covered by artists performing at '25 Songs for 25 Years' event to benefit Chernobyl Children International, happening at Set Theatre, Kilkenny on Bank Holiday Monday April 25. Declan O'Rourke, Paul Noonan of Bell X1, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Eleanor McEvoy, Jamie Lawson, Clive Barnes and Ian Doyle are among those that have been confirmed at the gig which will commemorate 25 years since the Chernobyl disaster.

Tickets for the event are €25 and can be acquired from Rollercoaster Records in Kilkenny or on the website [link]www.set.ie[/link].

All the musicians will sing songs recorded in the year 1986, the year of the disaster and so will give the event an added curio quality. Which songs will be sung?