What did you do if you were young, Irish and idealistic 60 years ago? Join the missions
Unthinkable: Irish missionaries have left an example of positive evangelisation, even if we are seeing the last of them
Bono
How much did a Bono self-portrait sell for? – and the growing trend of investing in wristwatches
Demand for luxury wristwatches remains high, despite ubiquity of time-telling electronic devices
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
July 7th-11th: including Live Aid at 40; Noraid: Irish America and the IRA; and The Breaking Wave - The Buddhists of Beara
‘They called you crooks when you were the best of us’: Bono joins ex-presidents in praising US aid workers as agency is shut
U2 singer sends recorded message with George W Bush and Barack Obama to USAid staff hit by cuts
Gavin Friday: ‘U2 and I are almost like brothers – you very rarely blow smoke up your brother’s ass’
The musician on positive changes in Ireland, his enduring friendship with Bono and co, and how he never made money until Jim Sheridan came calling
Clarence Hotel set to nearly triple in size after appeal dropped
Way now clear for hotel operator to add 104 bedrooms
In pictures: ‘Georgian masterpiece’ overlooking the sea with Enya and Bono as neighbours
Handsome six-bedroom house on 1.25 acres with lush gardens sloping towards the sea and Enya and Bono as neighbours
Pioneering producer Arthur Baker: Bono called me up and said, ‘Can you get me a guitar? I want to write a song’
Baker’s new autobiography charts his work producing and remixing Springsteen, Dylan, New Order and Afrika Bambaataa
Bono criticises USAid cuts in lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan
U2 frontman’s comments rile billionaire former Trump administration official Elon Musk
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
Midway through his interview with Brendan O’Connor, Bono confesses
The RTÉ Radio 1 host eventually asks if the U2 frontman was wrong to accept a medal from Joe Biden given US support for Israel’s invasion of Gaza
Bono: Stories of Surrender review: A punch-to-the-guts stage show once you get past the Bono-ness of it all
The U2 singer’s film offers up musical thrills and personal reflections
Cannes 2025: Clapologists get it wrong, an acidic Israeli satire is too hot to handle, and Scarlett Johansson serves up schmaltz
The French film festival’s 78th edition was strong if rarely spectacular – but still threw up a few surprises
TV guide: Bono: Stories of Surrender, And Just Like That, and the other best new things to watch this week
TV highlights May 25th-30th: including Walking with Dinosaurs, Bloom, and Bono: Stories of Surrender
Bono defends taking honour from Joe Biden and questions ‘competitive empathy’ over Gaza
U2 singer faced criticism for taking honour from administration giving military backing to Israel
Orla Gartland beats Fontaines DC to win best song at Ivor Novello awards
Dubliner released her second album, Everybody Needs a Hero, last year
Bono calls for end to war in Gaza as U2 perform Sunday Bloody Sunday at Ivor Novello awards
U2 singer calls for Hamas to release hostages and Israel to be released from Netanyahu
Domhnall Gleeson on nepo babies: ‘I’ve been so lucky. It’s important you can acknowledge it. Otherwise you’re lying to yourself’
The actor on ‘the Harry Potter thing’, his role in Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth, and the gift that Tom Cruise keeps sending him
Bono at Cannes: ‘You wrote this story. The Edge wrote this story. Adam and Larry wrote this story. McGuinness wrote this story’
The film version of the singer’s stage show Stories of Surrender received a seven-minute standing ovation
Cannes 2025: Will Paul Mescal scoop an award, how will Bono’s film go down, and 10 other questions
The Cannes film festival is back at the centre of the movie world thanks to recent Oscars success
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in May
Including Murderbot, Welcome to Wrexham, The Better Sister, Dept Q and Bono: Stories of Surrender
Was Bono morally wrong to accept a US medal of freedom? It’s not that simple
Unthinkable: There may be lessons from Northern Ireland in responding to the horrors of the Middle East
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
Cannes film festival 2025: Bono, Paul Mescal and Element Pictures to fly flag for Ireland
Documentary based on U2 frontman’s memoir will premiere in Cannes, while Paul Mescal will attend for The History of Sound
Bono-backed Church of Oak distillery names new chief executive
Kildare-based whiskey maker has been producing spirits since 2022
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
Steve Wall: ‘When Bono was offered the medal, I tweeted: Surely he won’t accept that. I didn’t know he already had’
The Stunning and The Walls musician and actor on honesty, activism and a life in the arts
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
How to have a number one album, from U2 to The Beatles: An Irish expert shares his music industry experience
Michael Mary Murphy’s new book hails the managers who have steered U2, Hozier and The Beatles to the top of the charts
Dean Hotel Group paid €18m cash for The Clarence
Sale ended Bono and The Edge's connection to Dublin hotel
The Movie Quiz: For what did Anora’s Sean Baker not win a gong at the Oscars?
Plus: Spot the film without a credit for Bono
Fiachna Ó Braonáin of Hothouse Flowers: ‘I was quite disappointed by Bono. I don’t think Sinéad O’Connor would have done it’
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
Eli Hewson of Inhaler: ‘There’s so much nepotism in every facet of life’
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’
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