Bono

Book review: From the music that shaped him to stardom and brief encounters with Bob Dylan and Bono, Brady tells his extraordinary story in a modest way

The U2 frontman writes about the distress of visiting his mother on her deathbed in a Dublin hospital at the age of 14

Some of world’s most famous watchmakers to showcase and discuss work during event

Bono and the Edge’s performance in Kyiv took courage, humility – and intelligence

Stephen McGonigle established his business 15 years ago in Switzerland’s Watch Valley

Being human is not a project with one self-improvement experiment at a time

With Bono’s son Elijah as frontman, Dublin four-piece are a sound prospect

It’s a little before 9pm in Rome and Bono’s giant head is floating above a soccer pitch

Victorian estate owned by Swiss family will continue to operate as boutique hotel

Glen Hansard’s duet with Philip Powell, who was homeless for 20 years, gives us all Faith

Plus: Scandinavian pop queens, post-punk royalty and a Johnny Cash dispute

Presence of legendary O’Connell designed to galvanise Ireland squad

Visits of Bono and O’Connell set to further imbue a sense of unity and purpose in squad

Convoy, whose other backers include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, now valued at $2.75bn

Council gives green light to multimillion euro facility earmarked for Ballykelly Mills near Monasterevin

The TV producer on doing ‘covers’, lessons from ‘Anglo’ and everybody loving ‘Goggler’

Berlin comment prompts speculation that band calling it a day after 40 years on road

Review: Both band and audience were determined this would be a night to remember – so it was

Ahead of four shows at Dublin’s 3Arena next week, Bono and co. serve up a night of celebration in Belfast

The band play an eye-popping first UK gig in their Experience + Innocence tour

Paris Letter: Scathing portrayal of Sarkozy and Hollande published as Socialists go bust

Musician backs a €50 million distillery and visitor centre in Monasterevin

As part of the Experience + Innocence show in Paris U2's lead singer has lots to say on Trump, the perils of success and how he’s only half a man without Ali

Bono meets President Macron while Adam Clayton visits Irish College

Biotech firm relocating to 16,000sq ft facilities at Joshua House on 20-year lease

Varadkar sees Ireland ‘at the heart of UN decision-making to advance international peace, security and development’

Jennifer Lee Pryor confirms Quincy Jones claim. ‘It was the ’70s! Drugs were still good’

Review: song-by-song guide to band’s 14th album

Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has sold its soul but is getting a very good price for it

Weight Watchers, Wilbur Ross and the woman who flipped off Trump

Caveat: no use raging about the rich exploiting tax loopholes – we need clear rules

The Clash played Trinity College 40 years ago today. The student organisers recall the British punks' explosive 1977 visit to Ireland

Accumulated losses at LVMH-backed sustainable clothing company rise to $80.6m

Video shows the band taking in the sights and sounds of New York

Plus: it’s time for the men in white coats to make a visit chez Bono and the lads

The Guardian has selected its 10 favourite songs by ‘the Irish four-piece’

The U2 frontman seemed oblivious to Pence’s history on Aids and gay rights when the two met recently in Munich

U2 members put cash into product geared to tackle Type 2 diabetes