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'We need you' - Bono calls on the UK to start leading the world again

U2 frontman Bono has urged the UK to start leading the world again after claiming the Government has been overtaken by “free market fundamentalists”. The Irish singer praised successive UK governments for helping tackle world debt, fighting HIV/Aids ...

17 Oct 2022 at 12:20

Arts & Entertainment

Bono presents legendary filmmaker with special award at film festival

Bono made a surprise appearance at the Berlin international film festival to present Steven Spielberg with a special lifetime achievement award. The U2 frontman described Spielberg as “one of the biggest big shots in Hollywood”, as he presented the ...

23 Feb 2023 at 10:02

Arts & Entertainment

Bono reveals details of song he wrote for singing legend Frank Sinatra

Bono has revealed the details of a meeting with Frank Sinatra, which led to him writing a song for the late singer. The Irish singer-songwriter and U2 frontman appeared as a guest on The Graham Norton Show where he spoke about his upcoming memoir ...

29 Oct 2022 at 11:38

National News

U2 to make history as first Irish songwriters awarded Ivors Academy fellowship

Rock band U2 will make history as the first Irish songwriters to be awarded an Ivors Academy fellowship. Frontman Bono, guitarist Daniel Evans “The Edge”, drummer Larry Mullen Jr and bass player Adam Clayton will all receive the highest honour ...

20 Mar 2025 at 17:00

National News

Take Me To The Pub: Hozier, Bono and The Edge invest in Irish craft brewery

Hozier, Bono and The Edge... no, it's not a lost Roald Dahl book; the three singers are actually among a number of investors who have put their faith into a Wicklow craft brewery. According to The Currency, The Wicklow Wolf Craft Brewing ...

05 Jan 2022 at 13:21

National News

Bono treats Sarajevo Film Festival crowd to song after U2 documentary screening

Bono treated an audience on the opening night of the Sarajevo Film Festival to a song as a U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary opened the event. The Irish star delivered an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song at the ...

12 Aug 2023 at 15:58

National News

Bono calls on the UK to ‘lead’ the world again

17 Oct 2022 at 11:16

National News

Bono and Jane Goodall to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden

U2 frontman Bono, British conservationist Dame Jane Goodall and actor Denzel Washington are among the famous faces who will receive the highest US civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Saturday. A total of 19 ...

04 Jan 2025 at 19:31

National News

Bono and Denzel Washington awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House

The US Presidential Medal of Freedom has been formally given to U2 frontman Bono and actor Denzel Washington. US President Joe Biden presented the highest American civilian honour to Bono, real name Paul David Hewson, on ...

04 Jan 2025 at 22:17

National News

Bono woke up in Abraham Lincoln’s White House bedroom after drinking with Obama

Bono has recalled his eventful experience of drinking cocktails with Barack Obama at the White House. The Irish singer-songwriter and U2 frontman spoke to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 about his experience of falling asleep ...

01 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Arts & Entertainment

'It was the one we hated the least' - Bono reveals U2 doesn't like the band's name

Bono has said he gets “embarrassed” listening to U2’s songs and dislikes the name of the Irish rock band, stating it was the one they "hated the least". The Dublin-born rocker, 61, admitted he thinks his voice sounds ...

19 Jan 2022 at 11:30

National News

Bono: Drummer Larry Mullen ‘played up a storm’ on U2’s latest single

U2 frontman Bono said drummer Larry Mullen “gave it all” on the band’s new single amid his surgery announcement. The new track comes as the Irish rock band prepare for the first night of their Las Vegas residency, ...

29 Sept 2023 at 15:05

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