Bono says Time Magazine got it wrong with Enda Kenny cover

What's Time magazine?

You have a point Bono. And I'm sure you'd agree that when you were made Time's Man of the Year with Bill Gates that you didn't belong on the cover either. After all, Gates was giving the bulk of HIS money to help others. You were telling the governments to give taxpayer money while you took steps to pay less in taxes pushing the burden onto those with less money than you.

The overall population is about six million. A little difficult to cram into a class photgraph for a A4 profile magazine shot. Taoiseach O Cionnaith is merely a figurehead for the Irish nation, warts and all, like Collins was the scarlet pimpernell for rebellious Ireland. Unless Bono (aka Paul Heuson) felt it should have been him. Bono got into a pickel recently by availing of tax avoidant off-shore investment opporunities (like many politicos?) How beneficial are investments in the Cayman Islands to Ireland? Show me the colour of yer money - Bono!

Why does Irish Central feel the need to give credence to Bono who travels on a British passport and pays his taxes in Holland?

My comments about the arrogance of an Irish tax dodger like Bono censored ! No doubt if it was an anti Catholic comment it would be published !

Not a big Bono fan but he's right on with this one.

Go raibh maith agat, Bono.

I. don`t believe Bono ever made the successful bridge between the ideology of first three albums, ( Boy, War, and the Unforgettable Fire. ) and the Millions of Dollars, and Empty Beer Bottles, he has accumulated since ?

Just checked. Mayo-born Bill O'Dwyer, Mayor of NYC in the late 40's, was on the cover of Time in 1948.

I wonder, is he the first Mayoman to grace the cover of Time? Can't think of any other (was Mayor O'Dwyer of NYC ever on the cover?) Would've been nice if my Dad lived to see it.

What Patrick Counihan does NOT say in his article is that - according to today's "Sunday Independent" in Ireland - Enda Kenny met Bono last Christmas for two hours in the Taoiseach's office, "to discuss affairs of State". Now, I ask you, what sort of bloody country has Ireland become? And no, I am not saying that Bono's strategy would be any worse than Enda Kenny's. What I AM saying is, surely to God we can do better than THIS? Éamonn, Dublin, Ireland.

Anyway the more Kenny and the likes are not true to there people the closer we as a nation get to finally getting our True Republic. Erin go Bragh.

Kenny’s comment "leading Ireland’s fight to recover from the bust." A true and honest leader should lead by example.The past government as with the present one are paying themselves way to much for a small country along with the high ranking civil servants who are among the highest paid in all of Europe. While Kenny and the boys live it up on the blood sweet and tears of the Irish tax payer and hang-on for just two and a half years of there term in office to qualify for there bloated pensions. By all means if one is a business man, entrepreneur or whatever creating wealth for oneself and in doing so creating revenue and jobs for ones country then fair play. But that cant be said of Kenny and the present government and even worst for the last bunch of baboons running the Emerald isle.

seamus60: I don't disagree with the general thrust of your argument. However, Bono deserves acknowledgement for his strong engagement for those less fortunate and his willingness to leverage his fame in their favor. Moreover, U2's music is still awesome!

Bonno the tax dodger no further comment needed!