U2
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Fairytale of New York: The surprising story behind The Pogues’ Christmas anthem
- Music
- December 7, 2020, 06:00
Once upon a time a band set out to make a Christmas song. Not about snow or sleigh rides or mistletoe or miracles but about lost youth and ruined drea(...)

U2: All That You Can’t Leave Behind (20th Anniversary Edition) review – A timely reminder of their firepower
- Music
- October 29, 2020, 06:00
Be honest: you’ve long made your mind up about U2. The 20th anniversary reissue of their 10th album is unlikely to convert the grouches and begru(...)

U2 find what they’re looking for as permission granted for Dublin visitor centre
- Irish News
- January 23, 2019, 16:40
U2 has received the green light for the band’s visitor centre planned for Dublin’s docklands. This follows Dublin City Council granting planning perm(...)

What to expect from U2’s Irish shows: the political and the personal
- Music
- October 25, 2018, 05:06
By any yardstick a 61-date world tour is going to be gruelling, not least on the back of a 51-show tour only a year earlier. But the home stretch is w(...)

Richest pop stars and musicians in Ireland and UK revealed
- Music
- May 10, 2018, 17:35
In time-honoured Irish begrudger fashion, here is even more reason to bitch: U2’s wealth is now an estimated £569 million (€647.7 million) – up a whop(...)

U2 to play concerts in Dublin and Belfast
- Music
- January 16, 2018, 11:05
U2 have announced they will play Dublin and Belfast as part of the European leg of their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE 2018 tour. The announcement was made o(...)

Rubble from Abbey to play bit part in proposed open-air theatre
- Irish News
- August 7, 2017, 01:00
Plans for an open-air theatre on Hanover Dock have taken a dramatic twist with a previous design – which leaned heavily on rubble from the old Abbey T(...)

Ex-U2 manager says fan clubs play an ‘unfair’ role in ticketing
- Music
- March 28, 2017, 07:00
Sometimes the answers you’re after come from the most unlikely sources. Former U2 manager Paul McGuinness spoke with former Dire Straits manager Ed Bi(...)

Warehouse owned by U2 in Dublin’s docklands set to sell for up to €15m
- Commercial Property
- May 10, 2016, 21:31
A Victorian warehouse in Dublin’s south docklands owned by U2 is to be offered for sale from Wednesday. The building, facing Samuel Beckett Bridge at(...)

U2 confirm dates for six Irish shows in November
- Music
- September 8, 2015
U2 will play six Irish shows in November, with two concerts in Belfast and four in Dublin as part of their Innocence and Experience tour. The band w(...)