John Flannery has produced a FREE 20-page guide to the night sky for 2008 for Ireland. The booklet is a 1.15Mb pdf that can be downloaded by right-clicking on the following link and selecting "Save As":
http://www.southdublinastronomy.org/w/images/6/6c/Sky_guide_2008.pdf
The almanac gives a month-by-month summary of planetary phenomena, detailed notes on the Sun, Moon, visible comets, meteor showers, eclipses, minor planets, variable stars, space missions in 2008, and much more. He notes that the meteor shower notes and space mission details originally appeared in the IAS's Sky-High magazine (seewww.irishastrosoc.org for details). Thanks to John for this fine & free gesture.