Now Bono’s building an art museum

He has long been a fan of world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, whom he once described as “simply awesome,” and now Bono is putting his money where his mouth is and has commissioned Ando to design his very own art gallery. The planned modern art gallery — a gift to the people of Dublin — will [...]

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Bono sings a financial hymn in Dublin

Bono hopes to give a rare performance in Dublin this week but don’t expect to hear any of the rockstar’s greatest hits. The U2 front man is instead hoping to appear before planning officials in the latest bid to win approval for a $237.2 million plan to expand his Clarence Hotel.Bono, U2 guitarist The Edge and [...]

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Bertie, Tony, Bono and Bob are new ‘Fab Four’

“We could do it together,” Bertie whispered to Tony, and the pair of them dissolved into fits of giggles like two naughty schoolboys. The outgoing Taoiseach and the already-departed prime minister were taking a few questions from the media in Dublin Castle before a gala dinner to honour Bertie’s old pal Tony Blair for getting stuck-in [...]

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U2 back in town

Some days we break-our-balls searching for celebs to snap, other days, the photos just fall into our lap. Thanks to the keen eye of an avid reader of ShowBiz Ireland; a punter turned paparazzo when he spotted Bono having a Guinness with The Edge last Sunday…We’ve been saying it for years: anyone with a digital [...]

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