The lead guitarist with 'The Boomtown Rats' has died.
Gary Roberts, who was one of the founding members of the band, has passed away at the age of 72.
In a statement, the group said he 'summed up who The Rats' are, and described him as 'an old friend and a great guitarist'.
Roberts had been with the band since it formed in Dun Laoghaire back in 1975.
