Five individuals at the forefront of healthcare, literature and human rights and equality campaigning, including Irish singer-songwriter and political activist Bob Geldof, are to receive honorary degrees from Trinity on Friday, July 23rd. A singer with the Boomtown Rats, Geldof is best known for his famine relief work through Band Aid and Live Aid. Known too for his sometimes divisive outbursts, Geldof caused controversy last year when speaking to Trinity Law Society (Law Soc) when he complained about students “banging on” about gender neutral bathrooms. Geldof was also outspoken during and after Britain’s referendum on membership of the EU. Geldof has received numerous plaudits for … Continue reading Bob Geldof and Marianne Elliott Among Those to Get Honorary Degrees from Trinity