Rock star and activist Bono and his band U2 face a boycott and action from pro-Palestinian groups after agreeing to play in Israel this summer.
Megastars Bono, Lady Gaga, Usher, Jason Mraz, Akon, Jennifer Hudson, Enrique Iglesias and Toni Braxton have signed up for the all-star re-make of the 1985 Lionel Ritchie/Michael Jackson benefit track "We Are The World." I'm not sure if this is good news or bad ...
The American Ireland Fund’s annual New York spring gala should easily be a sell-out this year, as Bono will be the special guest of honor.
The actor who played the weird, slinky, soft-voiced creature in “Lord of the Rings” called Gollum has set his sights on another role: he wants to play Bono. He thinks someone should make a biopic of the famous Irish rock-singer’s life, and he told the British music magazine NME he should have the starring role.
"Killing Bono" is a new musical comedy currently being filmed in Belfast. The film is set in the 1970s and the early 80s and is based on Neil McCormick's book, "I was Bono's Doppelganger".
One of the world’s most popular guidebooks has slammed Ireland for being too modern. The ninth edition of the Lonely Planet Ireland guidebook said that "traditional Ireland of the large family, closely linked to church and community, is quickly disappearing."
U2 and Jay-Z have collaborated to write a song in an effort to raise money and awareness for the plight of the people of Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake decimated their country on January 12.
Bono will throw his considerable weight behind George Clooney’s Haiti Telethon this Friday night when he performs on the show to help raise funds for the devastated country.
One of the after-effects of the Celtic Tiger building-spree is that Dublin is full of hotels. Now that boom-time is over, many of them are crying out for guests. The top hotels, which were impossibly expensive in the past, have dropped their prices, and are offering deals that bring them within reach of ordinary mortals.
The BBC complaints unit has ruled that the company's all-out promotion of U2’s “No Line on the Horizon” album was "inappropriate" and a breach of its guidelines.