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Superstars set to shine for Omagh
EXCLUSIVE
By Maeve Quigley

POP and film superstars are backing a drive to boost the fund set up for victims of the Omagh massacre.
A star-studded compilation album - believed to be featuring U2 and Sinead O' Connor - is in the final stages of planning.
Downpatrick group Ash have already committed a track to the album, which will benefit the Omagh Memorial Fund.
And Ballymena-born film giant Liam Neeson has already donated proceeds of his libel action against a national newspaper.
Neeson and his wife, Natasha Richardson have received "substantial damages" and an apology from a newspaper over reports that their marriage had broken down. The couple are donating the money to the Omagh fund.
The cash boosts come as the medical bill for treating Omagh victims topped £2.5m.
Twenty-nine people died in the August 15 blast, around 200 were injured and hundreds more have received counselling.
Health officials say the cost of care is still rising, with 14 victims remaining in hospital, including two critically ill patients and one in a "serious" condition.
More details about the Omagh Fund are due to be announced on Tuesday, but the Belfast Telegraph has learned that the compilation album is being put together by music industry insiders in Northern Ireland for a major record label.
Ulster rockers Ash have donated the track I'm Gonna Fall, from their forthcoming long player Nu-Clear Sounds, to the album.
It is believed that negotiations are currently taking place with internationally acclaimed artists like U2 and Sinead O'Connor to explore the possibilities of further contributions for the album.
A spokesman for the organisers refused to comment on which artistes had been approached but said contact had been made with a number of major acts.
Meanwhile, it was today revealed that tickets for A Concert For Omagh, which will take place at the Waterfront Hall on October 4, sold out within 36 hours of going on sale.