U2 company records €1.4m loss, accounts reveal
Band’s musical equipment, once valued at €266,000, now on books as worth €2,100
The Edge
‘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
U2’s The Edge conferred with Irish citizenship in Kerry ceremony
David Howell Evans, aka The Edge, says becoming Irish citizen was ‘long overdue’ as he has lived in Ireland since he was one
Shane Doyle: Founder of NYC music venue where stars including Sineád O’Connor performed
Sin-é was a retreat for visiting Irish musicians, and it was Doyle who gave Jeff Buckley his start
Killiney development opposed by wives of U2’s Bono and The Edge refused planning permission
Proposal to build four luxury homes on grounds of listed home not deemed compatible with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county development plan
How U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr avoids conflict with neighbours: buy up all surrounding houses
Plus: Shane Lowry adds bulk, film producer Alan Moloney’s big plans; and the bald truth about hair-loss exploitation
U2’s Killiney friends worry about being overcome by sewage
Plus: Mairead Ronan’s stamina tested by Waterford planning saga; Scandi Noir in the High Court; and Justin Barrett continues his struggle over National Party reins
U2 make history with UK songwriting award
Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen become first Irish songwriters to be awarded Ivors Academy fellowship
Dean Hotel Group paid €18m cash for The Clarence
Sale ended Bono and The Edge's connection to Dublin hotel
Dublin’s Clarence Hotel sets sights on tripling room capacity
Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension
The album that nearly finished U2: The story of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and its new ‘shadow’ LP
How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release
U2: How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb track by track review – Hold on to your mirror shades for classic moments and wigged-out curios
Inevitably for an out-take album, it’s a bit glued together and rough at the edges, but even U2 agnostics will like a lot of the tracks
‘We are happy with the price’: Music promoter Denis Desmond on buying Rory Gallagher’s guitar
Fender Stratocaster is acquired for more than €1 million at auction in London
U2’s Country Mile and Picture of You (X + W): Two fantastic songs – but it’s hard not to be haunted by what they represent
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was U2’s last artistically relevant album. These new releases are from the reboot How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb
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