Hear ye! Hear ye! Ireland's first virtual band for children!

All of you who are children at heart, who have children, who love children, or who just enjoy music and fun, read on...

The Speks, comprising of Quince, Naymon, Tommo, Pete, Ed and Rafferty, live on Glasses Island where everyone wears spectacles. They love singing and playing music for children. Their fi rst album of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to Irish music is magical. Peter Mohan, a former colleague of ours in ESB, was involved in the production of this fabulous CD for children.

Check out their creation at www.theSpeks.com where you can download songs for free and hear sample tracks from Sing-Along Songs from Glasses Island, Children learn best through fun and play and the Speks have provided interesting teaching notes on their website for parents and teachers who'd like to use the band's songs for educational and child development purposes. The Speks have also produced an animated video clip for one of their songs. It's available on www.youtube.com/thespeks and the illustrations are bright, quirky and cool!

Here's an opportunity to purchase a unique stocking-fi ller this Christmas while simultaneously supporting Ireland's leading children's charity – the Speks donate €1 to Barnardos for every CD sold through their website!