LIVE AID fundraiser Bob Geldof not only does not like Mondays but he isn't too keen on Charles Haughey either.

The outspoken honorary knight who helped raise millions for famine relief, thinks its time the country found a new Taoiseach. Geldof was giving forth at a London party for th eUK-Irish band, The Pogues.

"I wish they'd kick him out," he said of the acting Taoiseach. "I don't know how he gets away with it."

Sporting pony-tail and designer stubble, Geldof mingled with guests attending a party to celebrate the launch in London of a new album by The Pogues called Peace And Love.

Geldof, former lead singer with the Boomtown Rats is recording a new album, which he said, may be called "The Vegetarian Of Love".

"Even if I'm not a vegetarian I still like the title," he said.

He said he would only play in Ireland if people bought his new record. He did not want to tour if people only wanted to hear his old hits. At 36, he didn't always feel comfortable doing songs he wrote when he was 25.

The Pogues will be playing in Ireland in August. At the party in Raffles Nightclub in Kentish Town last night, were Sinead O'Connor, Mary Coughlan, Joe Strummer of The Clash, Billy Magra, actor Stephen Rea and film director Jim Sheridan.

BOB Geldoi was tired (that's what happens when you've 30 songs demoed and only a dozen or so allowed on the new album), Joe Strummer (remember The Clash?) was emotional after his seven month exile in Los Angeles writing and recording HIS new album.

His first solo album features Latino rockers, the American tongue that he played with last year and he's keen to show him.

He's never considering Dublin as a good rehearsal spot — Pogues managed Frank Murray will do the convincing on that one ... Otherwise The Pogues party to celebrate the new album "Peace And Love" the boxer on the promo cover has five fingers on one hand and most people prefer weren't sure if they had two or more heads by the end of the night was a wonderful team of Danny Irish people and a handful of those last Thursday with a smallness of stars like Stephen Rea, Sinead O'Conner and hard-wrenching Mary Coughlan who's talking weekend home in Galway from recording the new album which she's working on for another month in London ...

THE POGUES — Live At The Town And Country Club (Virgin Music Video)

NOW Christmas is over, you might well have though that good times would be thin on the ground. But with this video release, The Pogues have produced the instant party package.

An hour of musical mayhem and toothless grins, filmed last year on St Patrick's Day, this flick features the full 14-song set performed on the night.

Quite an occasion it is, to, with Kirsty MacColl, Joe Strummer and Lynval Golding popping up every now and again.

Kirsty steps up to share vocal duties with the energetic Shane Macgowan on Fairytale Of New York, A Lullaby Of London and Turkish Song Of The Damned, while former Clash front man, Joe Strummer, takes centre stage for a surging London Calling.

It's a relentless charge all the way, with The Pogues' own inimitable style winning through amidst streamers, flash pots, sparklers and all manner of things weird and wonderful.

Live At The Town And Country Club is in the shops now, priced £9.99.

TO win a copy of The Pogues-Live At The Town And Country Club, write in and let us know what Pogues' song is hidden in these jumbled letters. [eth sriih rrvoe]

All entries should reach us by Thursday January 19. The first correct entry drawn out of the post bag will be sent a copy of this excellent video.

Send your entries to: Pogues, 2 Bank House, The Broadway, Sheerness, Kent. ME12 1TW, including your name, address and daytime telephone number.