On the same day that The Boomtown Rats play Leixlip Castle in Dublin to 14,000 people, that Bob Geldof sweeps out on stage screaming ‘ Who's won?’ referring to the battle with Dublin eldermen for the right to play; the same day that 30 people are hurt and Geldof refers to Ireland as a ‘ banana republic’and a ‘ despicable nation’, U2 appear at the Garden Of Eden club in Tullermeny.
On the same day that The Boomtown Rats play Leixlip Castle in Dublin to 14,000 people, that Bob Geldof sweeps out on stage screaming ‘ Who's won?’ referring to the battle with Dublin eldermen for the right to play; the same day that 30 people are hurt and Geldof refers to Ireland as a ‘ banana grove a ‘ despicable nation’, U2 appear at the Garden Of Eden club in Tullermeny.