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Bob Geldof and Imelda May among line-up for fundraising event in support of Ukraine

Bob Geldof and Imelda May have been announced as part of the line-up for a musical and arts event launched to raise money for Ukraine. The Night for Ukraine will be held at the Roundhouse in north London this evening (Wednesday March 9) with the ...

09 Mar 2022 at 17:56

National News

Islamic community prayed for Sinead O’Connor at ‘moving and spiritual’ funeral

Sinead O’Connor had a “moving and private” funeral featuring Islamic prayers ahead of a funeral procession along a waterfront in Ireland. The Chief Imam at the Islamic Centre of Ireland, who delivered Sinead O’Connor’s funeral prayer, said ...

08 Aug 2023 at 14:46

National News

Sinead O’Connor sent texts ‘laden with despair’ to Bob Geldof weeks before death

Bob Geldof told a festival crowd that late singer Sinead O’Connor had sent him text messages weeks before her death which were “laden with desperation, despair and sorrow”. The Boomtown Rats frontman dedicated the band’s performance at ...

01 Aug 2023 at 00:24

National News

Bob Geldof: Live Aid stage musical is not a tribute thing

Bob Geldof has insisted that a new musical based on the story of Live Aid “is not a tribute thing”. The musical, titled Just For One Day, will tell the story of the Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia on July 13 1985, which ...

02 Oct 2023 at 09:02

Arts & Entertainment

Bob Geldof: Live Aid stage musical is not a tribute thing

02 Oct 2023 at 10:03

National News

Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dies aged 72

Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts has died aged 72. The Irish rock group announced the news in a statement which described Roberts as “the guy who summed up the sense of who The Rats are”. Roberts was a founding member of ...

09 Nov 2022 at 20:25

Arts & Entertainment

'Clever' - Irish musician backs climate activists who defaced Van Gogh painting

Bob Geldof has said the climate change protesters who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers were “1000% right”. The Irish musician, 71, said it had been “clever” to deface the 1888 painting while it was covered by a glass ...

25 Oct 2022 at 12:39

National News

Bob Geldof says Live Aid still resonates today 40 years on from benefit concerts

Bob Geldof has said Live Aid still resonates today, 40 years on from the two-venue benefit concert which brought together a stellar cast of celebrity musicians. The campaigner and rock star, 73, said its resonance is why ...

13 Jul 2025 at 18:29

National News

Bob Geldof says he was never really serious about an Irish presidential bid

Bob Geldof has insisted he was never serious about running for the Irish presidency as he revealed details of his conversation with the Taoiseach about the prospect. The Boomtown Rats frontman was linked with a ...

17 Sept 2025 at 06:00

Business

Day in the Life of Marian Flannery

Marian Flannery is the youngest of eight children of the late Kevin and Mingha Flannery of John Street, Kilkenny. Marian is Director of Kilkenny Tradfest and Savour Kilkenny Food Festival. She began working as ...

03 Mar 2020 at 16:18

National News

High-profile names who failed to get on ballot paper in race for Aras

There were three names on the ballot paper in the Irish presidential election – and two candidates after Jim Gavin withdrew – but several other high-profile names had initially shown interest or been linked ...

25 Oct 2025 at 13:58

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