Dublin’s Clarence Hotel sets sights on tripling room capacity
Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension
Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension
Band Aid revisionism hasn’t dropped from the clear blue winter sky. It’s been there since the start
To think of all that time we spent embarrassed by Bono’s oppressive sincerity
Band Aid 40 remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? blends voices of Bono, Harry Styles and George Michael
How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release
Inevitably for an out-take album, it’s a bit glued together and rough at the edges, but even U2 agnostics will like a lot of the tracks
Cillian Murphy probably didn’t expect to be taken literally when he compared Ireland in the 1980s to the dark ages, but that is where we are now
Radio: The combative RTÉ host is good-naturedly determined to come out on top in a grilling about Dutch dairy produce in Irish schools
David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retire
Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was U2’s last artistically relevant album. These new releases are from the reboot How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb
When young, she questioned whether people were her friends because they liked her, or because they liked her father Bono
Bono, The Edge and Paddy McKillen snr sold facility last October to the Dean Hotel Group
Chris Martin runs like an Olympian during show that is a triumph of staging, dynamics and connection
Henry Winkler spoke at Dalkey Book Festival about his time on Happy Days and his newfound love of Irish soda bread
At times you think this might be endurance test but Billy Corgan and crew produce victory in the end
Genre-defying Dublin band leave fans holding their breath in awe with performance at In The Meadows festival
Ditch journalist Roman Shortall settles his own rent bill; Siún Ní Raghallaigh has her say; and U2′s Dublin plans fall through again
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan knows what it’s like to face a backlash. In Sinéad O’Connor, he says, he has also seen music at its purest
Television: Irish-American presenter is very funny in the Irish episode of his travel show, especially when searching for Bono
Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US
St Mary’s Road has been the location of the Dublin-born film-maker’s Hollywood parties, with guests including Brad Pitt, Bono and Sinéad O’Connor
Cellar adds plenty of storage space to this light-filled home close to the sea
Seen & Heard: Ardstone’s Milltown plans; Parkgate Street office scheme scrapped; and celebs pile into craft brewer
Under Constitution, Irish citizens are forbidden from accepting noble titles without permission of Government
With 57 offices worldwide, Dublin is now the 15th global selling location for the 230-year-old auction house
The two musicians have owned the landmark hotel for over three decades
The acclaimed group’s artistic director is a natural collaborator, including on Strange Waves, her new album with the composer Ed Bennett
Hugh Linehan: Without their Achtung Baby pivot, U2 might now be doing shows in mid-sized arenas alongside Billy Idol or Simple Minds
Róisín Ingle: There are things you can’t write in a review of a U2 concert for The Irish Times, like how you cried uncontrollably for much of the gig
U2:UV Achtung Baby Live, the band’s new Las Vegas set, sounds, looks and feels like no other gig you’ve been to
U2’s residency-opening show went ‘way better than I ever could have expected or hoped for’, says the band’s guitarist
What did the world’s media think of the most ambitious performance in the Irish band’s history?
The band’s huge show U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere opened on Friday night at the most talked-about music venue in the world
U2 guitarist The Edge said change could not be imposed on North and supported John Hume community focus
Friday marks the first of 25 shows as part of the band’s UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere concert
Around the Block: Sale of modernist home is second most valuable residential deal to have taken place in Ireland this year
Belfast DJ says it is up to singer’s estate and record label whether songs they recorded will be released following her death
U2 frontman discussed Ireland in the 1980s and reflected on his memoir with Fintan O’Toole
The performer was a national treasure, but he belonged chiefly to the people of north Dublin
Paul Charles is no pushover. One of the lessons of Adventures in Wonderland, the Irish music agent’s new memoir, is that sometimes you have to say no
Singer enjoyed some success performing with her abusive husband Ike, but returned solo later in life as a global superstar
The sale features 20 pieces from the estate of the late architect John Meagher
Having served as the soundtrack to my life, U2′s music became an escape during treatment for a tumour
Life has turned circle for the Sheffield rockers, who are touring with their old glam-metal contemporaries Mötley Crüe
U2 frontman’s sketch used to illustrate the Atlantic’s feature on counteroffensive in Ukraine
Maurice Kiely is suing U2 Ltd alleging the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998
Bono recalls being like ‘the referee at the big fight’ when David Trimble and John Hume took to the stage with him at a concert ahead of the Belfast Agreement vote
Pacy and detailed film examines complicated factors at play in run-up to Belfast Agreement referendum
Shooting by Loyalist Volunteer Force gunmen led to added ‘resolve’ to seal Belfast Agreement, according to RTÉ documentary
Judge dismissed motion in Maurice D Kiely’s case seeking €12m damages from U2 Ltd
Documentary is perfectly conventional and thumpingly agreeable and heart-warming
U2 front man said the Swedish band’s music was like ‘the national anthem for young mothers’
The band release Songs of Surrender, featuring rerecordings of 40 songs from their catalogue, tomorrow. Here’s our choice of U2′s best songs
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices