Love Bono or loathe him, we could all do with a little more of his sanctimony
If art is going to be political - and I mostly wish it wouldn’t - this is the way to do it
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Watch: U2 release short film to mark Ukraine invasion anniversary
Documentary accompanies Yours Eternally, a song featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia
U2 Days of Ash review: You may loathe the politically broad tone, but the band sounds reinvigorated
There is a strain of energy throughout this work that has an almost surprising urgency. It doesn’t all work, but there is power and tenderness
U2 song protests killing of Renée Good by US Ice agent in politically charged new release
Record due to be released on February 24th, the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine
Look inside: Luxury period home among famous neighbours by the sea in Killiney
Built in 1860, Kilmore is described as ‘a contemporary house in an old shell’
Glen Hansard: ‘Funny as it sounds with all the success, the money is not something that you just have’
The Frames and Swell Season frontman on giving back, speeding up and changing tack
‘To be honest I’m a bit overwhelmed’: Pat Kenny signs off after more than four decades of daily radio
Radio: Vetaran broadcaster is flooded with messages from wellwishers as he leaves his weekday slot on Newstalk
Bono calls for Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti to be freed from Israeli jail
U2 frontman compared possible release to Nelson Mandela’s
Stop talking to press, officials told after sharing views on Simon Harris
Plus: National Concert Hall can’t stop the music; and a Clarewoman at Sellafield
Bono joins annual Christmas Eve busking session in Dublin city centre
Street concert to raises funds for Dublin Simon Community marks its 15th anniversary
Siobhán McSweeney wants to see Bono and Enya on an Irish version of Celebrity Traitors
Siobhán McSweeney, who hosts Traitors Ireland, says show has revived the spectacle of live TV
U2 company records €1.4m loss, accounts reveal
Band’s musical equipment, once valued at €266,000, now on books as worth €2,100
Patti Smith: ‘After the Taylor Swift song, what made me happy was that kids were buying Dylan Thomas books’
The 78-year-old poet, artist and musician on the 50th anniversary of Horses, rock’n’roll as revolution and the first time she heard U2
‘I’d love this to be a hotel where someone like my mum could come in and feel welcome’
Bryan Meehan wants sustainability and community to be at the heart of his five-star Park Hotel in Kenmare
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