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The U2 frontman was an early cheerleader for his fellow Irish band, who are back on tour to mark 40 years together. But his acceptance of a medal from Joe Biden sent the wrong signal, they say

The Dublin band are well aware of their gilded backgrounds. But, they say, as they prepare to release their glossy third album, ‘We’re, like, kind of dorks’

Blistering punk-pop duo Lambrini Girls recorded debut album last year, when the world seemed to be at peak insanity. But the spiral continues, they say

Dublin visual and audio post-production facility has its roots in storied recording studios on Dublin quays, where U2 and other major acts once recorded

Joe Biden choosing to give the Argentinian soccer genius this accolade shouldn’t be such a big deal. That doesn’t make it any less odd and inexplicable

U2 singer pays tribute to bandmates and fellow activists as he becomes the first Irish recipient of highest US civilian honour since Mary Robinson

Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension

Band Aid revisionism hasn’t dropped from the clear blue winter sky. It’s been there since the start

To think of all that time we spent embarrassed by Bono’s oppressive sincerity

Band Aid 40 remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? blends voices of Bono, Harry Styles and George Michael

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

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

Cillian Murphy probably didn’t expect to be taken literally when he compared Ireland in the 1980s to the dark ages, but that is where we are now

Radio: The combative RTÉ host is good-naturedly determined to come out on top in a grilling about Dutch dairy produce in Irish schools

David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retire

Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary

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

When young, she questioned whether people were her friends because they liked her, or because they liked her father Bono

Bono, The Edge and Paddy McKillen snr sold facility last October to the Dean Hotel Group