U2

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From Pink Floyd to the likes of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, design house Hipgnosis forged some of the best known album covers with improvised chaos

The Irish photographer David Farrell lost a legacy in the recent Italian floods. What can artists do to protect their legacies?

Dave Fanning admits remarks on RTÉ radio about recently deceased Aslan singer were ‘incredibly ill-timed’

U2 frontman discussed Ireland in the 1980s and reflected on his memoir with Fintan O’Toole

Paul Charles is no pushover. One of the lessons of Adventures in Wonderland, the Irish music agent’s new memoir, is that sometimes you have to say no

On brink of stardom in 1980s, band imploded with Dignam sacked for hard drug use but reformed to great acclaim in 1990s

As Harry Styles limbers up for this year’s gig, on Saturday, we pick our favourite performances at the castle since the inaugural Slane Festival, in 1981

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Politicians prevail despite sustained and mystifying onslaught of corporate gobbledegook at the Public Accounts Committee

Having served as the soundtrack to my life, U2′s music became an escape during treatment for a tumour

Band changed the landscape of Irish rock music forever and Johnny Fean was a crucial ingredient in that

U2 frontman’s sketch used to illustrate the Atlantic’s feature on counteroffensive in Ukraine

Seen & Heard: DAA judicial review, stock market stamp duty loss, RTÉ funding concerns and more

Maurice Kiely is suing U2 Ltd alleging the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998

Judge dismissed motion in Maurice D Kiely’s case seeking €12m damages from U2 Ltd

Any Other Business: Anger over Looney pay; Cheltenham winners; Crumlin centre plan; talking down property; Ireland Day blues; and U2′s busy schedule

Radio: The exiting Late Late Show host’s chummy chat underlines why he needs to focus on his radio game

Documentary is perfectly conventional and thumpingly agreeable and heart-warming

U2 front man said the Swedish band’s music was like ‘the national anthem for young mothers’

The band release Songs of Surrender, featuring rerecordings of 40 songs from their catalogue, tomorrow. Here’s our choice of U2′s best songs

These ‘reinterpreted’ tracks are a reminder that, whether you like them or not, U2 have some exceptional songs in their back catalogue

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The Edge’s cultural highlights, from the resurgence of Irish folk music to he scientific theory that connects us all

A Sort of Homecoming: U2’s new album prompts the chatshow host’s first visit to Ireland. He lands looking ready for St Patrick: The Grunge Years

Power pop humdingers from Cavan-based songwriter.

Championing an early U2 gave the DJ a reputation as a kingmaker. That he left without fanfare seems symptomatic of how much his beloved station has changed

Maurice Kiely claims he wrote song entitled A Man and A Woman which is included on U2′s 2004 album

Dublin band attempt to break away from the Bono and U2 family connections with solid second album

Statement on band’s website says drummer will undergo surgery in 2023

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The Tuam band’s manager is writing a play about an unlikely success and a colourful moment in Galway life

Medihive secured the funding from US digital health group Resmed

The band are releasing Songs of Surrender on St Patrick’s Day. Fans are already arguing about the wisdom of rerecording Pride and other classics

The new record will feature 40 songs including a new version of their 2000 hit single Beautiful Day

It is almost four years since planning permission was secured for Dublin docklands venture

Television: In his film about Francis Bacon, the U2 bassist convincingly argues that this great ‘British’ artist is a lot more Irish than we might think

Actor George Clooney and singer Gladys Knight also attend reception at White House

The U2 frontman plays a cast of characters from his life in Stories of Surrender, songs and stories from his new memoir

The spacious unit in an exclusive development is bathed in light thanks to its south-facing aspect