When the Band Aid Trust closed its offices in 1991, it put all its paperwork and files into a 100-square foot storage unit in London. This collection will now be transferred to the NLI, where it will be catalogued, preserved, selectively digitised and exhibited. The archive includes hand-written letters, publicity materials, Trust correspondence and more.

The announcement will be made by Chairman of the Band Aid Trust, Bob Geldof; Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD; and Director of the NLI, Dr Sandra Collins.

Founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, Band Aid is a well-known collective of high profile musicians of different eras, who have covered the Christmas single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' in aid of various charity causes.