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Daughter of U2 star The Edge marries in secret Ashford Castle wedding

Blue married husband Fiachra O'Shaughnessy at Ashford Castle last month

Dublin Live

Daughter of U2 rocker The Edge marries in secret Ashford Castle wedding ceremony

Daughter Blue, 34, wed consultant husband Fiachra O’Shaughnessy - with U2 frontman Bono in attendance

Irish Mirror

Ghost have recorded covers of classic songs by Rush, U2 and Misfits, plus a piano version of a Motorhead anthem

Tobias Forge originally conceived Ghost's forthcoming Phantomime EP as a full album, and the 'leftovers' include covers of songs by Motorhead, Rush, U2 and Misfits

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The Edge's daughter opens up about tragic loss of baby son

Blue Angel Evans opened up about the sad death of baby Senan O’Shaughnessy Evans who passed away after nine days

Irish Mirror

Each generation in Northern Ireland has reflected on the 'troubles' in its own way – right up to 'Derry Girls'

A 9-year-old boy lies on the floor of a working-class rowhouse in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wondrously watching American Westerns on TV. Outside, though, the world’s gone mad. Broken glass and shattered masonry. Barricades go up. Rifle-toting soldiers patrol the streets.

The Conversation

U2 Belfast gig helped secure Yes vote in Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

“It created a positive image in those final few days"

Belfast Live

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

SDLP leader John Hume and UUP leader David Trimble appeared on stage with Bono just days before the vote.

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The Edge: "I'd like to be the vanguard of this resurgence of guitars!"

"We are turning the amps on," he says of next U2 album

MusicRadar

Bono has detected traces of Bob Marley in U2's new version of Sunday Bloody Sunday. No, really

Bono is on one again

Louder

Watch Bono go on a long apologetic rant about how amazing he is

U2 frontman Bono reads out a letter of apology about who he is in a recent interview: "I apologize for being a singer who will get in your face, whatever direction you’re looking"

Louder

Watch Bono and the Edge perform reworked U2 classics using just an acoustic guitar and an Orange practice amp

U2 might have redefined the spectacle of a live rock show but the Edge and Bono were in their element playing stripped back acoustic tracks for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series

MusicRadar

Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming, With David Letterman: a revelatory, humanising look at U2's past and present

Disney+ documentary sees talk show legend David Letterman visit Dublin for an open-hearted look at U2's history and their hunger to explore new horizons

Louder

Bono finally admits to liking Abba. It’s a sure sign of maturity

The days of having ‘cool’ musical taste are over. Owning up to guilty listening pleasures is a joy in itself

The Guardian - UK

They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are)

Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them.

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TV shows to watch: Adaption of Kate DiCamillo's 'Magician's Elephant' is a roaring success

'The Magician's Elephant'

Irish Mirror

U2 frontman Bono reveals why he couldn't admit he like ABBA

"I didn't have the courage to own up to this next band when I was 16 in the middle of punk rock"

The Guardian - UK

Bono says pressure to look ‘macho’ made him hide his love of Abba

U2 singer recalls growing up with Swedish pop group’s music in 1970s Dublin, during BBC session with The Edge

The Independent UK

U2, Songs of Surrender review: These elevator muzak versions of past hits are a faux-hipster slog

Most of these lo-fi reimaginings only make you miss the original more

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The Guardian - UK

U2 Songs of Surrender review – all the anthems, but smaller

In a typically grand gesture, 40 songs are picked by the band for muted acoustic treatments, with varying degrees of success

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Bono & The Edge’: Odd but interesting special teams U2 duo with cranky David Letterman

As the musicians show off Dublin and perform beautiful reimaginings of their hits, their funny fan provides some levity — and a big finish.

Chicago Sun-Times

U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known tunes for new ‘Songs of Surrender’

The four men of U2, now either 61 or 62 years old, revisit material written in some cases when they were little more than kids out of Dublin.

Asharq Al-Awsat

In Unusual Step, U2 Reinterprets 40 of Its Best-Known Songs

In reimagining 40 of their best-known songs, U2 recognized that many fans would experience them through earphones connected to a device in their pockets — rather than being belted out onstage. That was one thought behind "Songs of Surrender," coming out this week. The four men of U2, now either…

The Independent UK

In unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known songs

In reimagining 40 of its best-known songs in new recordings, U2 considered how many fans experience the music: through earphones connected to a device in their pockets

Tribune News Service

Bono, The Edge, Letterman a power trio in new doc

LOS ANGELES — During the upcoming documentary “Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman,” the talk-show icon sits across from Bono, peering at the rock star in wonderment.

Daily Mirror

Bono shares details of plans for entire band to quit U2 after 40 years

Every member of the iconic chart topping band has contemplated walking away from their success as some point, their frontman claims

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