Following the success of Live Aid Bob Geldof talks about fame and wealth and how they are used.

Bob Geldof visited Áras an Uachtaráin, accompanied by his wife Paula Yates and their daughter Fifi Trixibelle. President Patrick Hillery presented him with a cheques for over £7 million. The cheque was presented on behalf of the Irish people as their contribution to Live Aid.

I don't see fame as an imprisoning thing. I don't see money as an imprisoning thing. It liberates you... In a material world it seems to me that the best way to live is to out-materialise everybody."

On receiving the cheque Bob Geldof leans in and kisses the President on the cheek.

Band Aid Cheque Presented to Bob Geldof for Live Aid (1985)
Band Aid Cheque Presented to Bob Geldof for Live Aid (1985)

At a press conference Bob Geldof is asked about how an Irish man came to be at the centre of the Live Aid operation.

This episode of 'Today Tonight' was broadcast on 1 October 1985. The reporter is Joe Little.