Geldof delivers 30-minute tribute to father

BOB GELDOF had a lot to say about his dad at his funeral Mass yesterday, not just because he had lived such a long life.

But before he began his 30-minute tribute to his dad, Bob snr, at St Joseph’s Church, Glasthule, Dublin, he thanked his two sisters, Cleo and Lynn for “making his life a great joy”.

He said his father, who was aged 96 when he died in Dublin last week, lived life with gusto and was not afraid of death.

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