Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland, 1981

It was extremely difficult living in Ireland. The economic boom did not reach Ireland, and the 1980s was a decade of recession, unemployment and emigration. The troubles continued in the North of Ireland, with the Hunger Strikes causing severe unrest through 1981. 1981 (14 Feb) 48 die and nearly 200 injured in a fire at the Stardust Ballroom in Artane, Dublin. Your family didn’t have much but at least you had your bad boy boyfriend, Bob Geldof. Everyone knew he was dangerous and very protective of you. He smoked and he drank

On a cold day, the two of you were in an alley way. Bob smoking a cigarette with his arm around you