Spot the odd one out:

Host of renowned national and international authors to attend the Irish Book Awards 2008

Among those confirmed to attend include Gráinne Seoige, Ireland AM’s Sinead Desmond, rugby star Trevor Brennan, budding author Kathryn Thomas, and Man Booker winning author Anne Enright

From Astronomy Ireland:

POP STAR SEARCHES FOR DARK MATTER AND MINI BLACK HOLES

Dr. Brian Cox, formerly of pop sensations Dare and D:Ream is presenting this month’s Astronomy Ireland public lecture. While playing keyboards and touring the world singing such hits as “U R The Best Thing ” and “Things Can Only Get Better” he was also continuing his physics studies.

Now working for CERN (The European Organisation for Nuclear Research) at “the largest refrigerator in the world” on the Franco-Swiss border, Dr. Cox will explain dark matter and descibe in laymans terms the work being carried out on behalf of the 20 member states of CERN and what new discoveries may come to light when the new Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is turned on later this year. Will the LHC create mini black holes or time portals when it is commissioned? These are some of the questions being asked by some of the 2,500 scientists working at the €10 billion facility

From Pop Star to Particle Physicist, to find out how it’s done and what new exotic particles may be discovered come along to our April monthly lecture.

Next month, Prof Yazz gives a lecture titled “The Only Way Is Up: The latest breakthroughs in anti-gravity technology”.

Press release arrives in. Read it here today, and in your papers tomorrow:

APRIL FOOLS NOT SO FUNNY FOR EMPLOYERS, AS 7 IN 10 IRISH EMPLOYERS ARE BANNING APRIL FOOL PRANKS THIS YEAR

Please find research released by ***** *******, the employment law firm that shows that almost 7 in 10 Irish employers are considering banning April 1st pranks in fear of litigation, additionally, 5 in 10 employers report complaints made by disgruntled employees because workers have complained about April Fool pranks in the past… (more…)