Bob Geldof says he would have ‘walked’ presidential race had he run – The Irish TimesLatest polls favour Catherine Connolly ahead of presidential election tomorrowBob Geldof and Pete Briquette of The Boomtown Rats unveil a plaque to mark the band’s first ever concert on October 31st, 1975, at what is now TU Dublin, at Bolton Street, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillBob Geldof and Pete Briquette of The Boomtown Rats unveil a plaque to mark the band’s first ever concert on October 31st, 1975, at what is now TU Dublin, at Bolton Street, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Sarah Burns's picture