‘I truly believe that in 100 years from now most of us will be forgotten but Shane’s music is going to be remembered and sung’
Bob Geldof
Activist-rock star tells international summit in Belfast that giant drinks producers are ‘talking b****cks’ about addressing global food shortages
Original event in 1985 was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopia famine relief
They came from far and wide, from all backgrounds and communities, to pay tribute to a singular singer as she was laid to rest
Róisín Ingle: These days, to avoid the embarrassment of a public refusal, potential recipients are contacted in advance to see if they would be amenable to accepting the honour
Television: A fascinating reminder of anarchy and misogyny of British media in 1980s and 1990s
We need criminal prosecutions and then a deep, wide, victim-led abuse inquiry that can obliterate our culture of denial
Live Aid organiser says Unionist magistrate NM Cummins reminded him of himself in way he gripped British public in ‘moral armlock’ over famine
Bono and the Edge’s performance in Kyiv took courage, humility – and intelligence
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
Producer Gordon Lewis was born in a mother and baby home run by the legion
I Love You, the band’s ‘devastating’ angst-rock new song, lambastes the Government’s record
Comment: He wrongly said she didn’t write her own songs – revealing a pop-vs-indie snobbery
Legion of Mary founder a tireless worker in aiding single mothers to raise own children
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