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Bono reveals he gets ’embarrassed’ listening to U2’s songs

Bono has said he gets “embarrassed” listening to U2’s songs and dislikes the name of the Irish rock band. The Dublin-born rocker, 61, admitted he thinks his voice sounds “very strained” during some recordings and joked that he “only became a singer ...

18 Jan 2022 at 20:55

Local News

Legendary Irish singer confirms publication of memoir documenting his life

U2 frontman Bono is to publish a memoir documenting the “people, places, and possibilities” which have featured in his life and career. 'Surrender' will explore the Irish singer’s childhood in Dublin, including the death of his mother when he was ...

13 May 2022 at 23:33

Music

Bono treats Sarajevo Film Festival crowd to song after U2 documentary screening

Bono treated an audience on the opening night of the Sarajevo Film Festival to a song as a U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary opened the event. The Irish star delivered an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song at the Bosnian film ...

12 Aug 2023 at 15:58

National News

Bono woke up in Abraham Lincoln’s White House bedroom after drinking with Obama

Bono has recalled his eventful experience of drinking cocktails with Barack Obama at the White House. The Irish singer-songwriter and U2 frontman spoke to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 about his experience of falling asleep in the US president’s ...

01 Nov 2022 at 11:33

Music

Bono woke up in Abraham Lincoln’s White House bedroom after drinking with Obama

01 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Entertainment

Eve Hewson says previous ‘bad experience’ on film set made her consider quitting

Eve Hewson says she considered quitting acting following a “bad experience” on the set of a film she has not named. The 33-year-old Irish actress explained that she still has a “love-hate relationship” with the job, which she ...

27 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Geldof urged Blair to take international lead on aid for Africa

Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair to take the lead in overhauling the system of international development aid for Africa as he considered African leadership on the issue to be “very weak”, according to newly released government ...

31 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Music

Bono: Pressure to look ‘macho’ stopped me from admitting love of Abba

U2 frontman Bono has said the pressure to look “macho” as a young man stopped him from admitting he enjoyed the music of Abba. The singer, 62, said he did not have the “courage” to “own up” to liking the Swedish pop ...

16 Mar 2023 at 13:29

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

The buzz generated by a U2 concert in Belfast during the referendum campaign for the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement boosted the Yes campaign, Mark Durkan has said. Mr Durkan, who headed the SDLP’s campaign for a Yes ...

05 Apr 2023 at 11:00

South Donegal

Help the three-legged rescue dog Bono be crowned the Nose of Tralee

A three-legged rescue dog from Dunkineely is a finalist in the Nose of Tralee and he needs your vote. Bono belongs to musician and singer Aoife Feeney who rescued him. A Staffordshire Bull Terrier, he had a rough ...

02 Aug 2023 at 13:33

Music

Bono shares details of song he wrote for Frank Sinatra

Bono has revealed the details of a meeting with Frank Sinatra, which led to him writing a song for the late singer. The Irish singer-songwriter and U2 frontman appeared as a guest on The Graham Norton Show where ...

28 Oct 2022 at 12:33

Football

Walid Regragui proud of multicultural Morocco after beating Spain at World Cup

Morocco boss Walid Regragui said his side’s World Cup upset victory over Spain proved that players born outside the country can lift them to the next level after they reached the quarter-finals for the first ...

06 Dec 2022 at 21:48

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