Where the streets have no statues: why do the Irish hate U2?

They’re bigger than Guinness and George Bernard Shaw. So why are Bono and co so unloved in their home country?For three decades U2 have filled the world’s biggest stadiums as easily as guitarist The Edge fits his trademark black beanie hat. The group’s cultural reach is as wide as the 200-ton arachnid-shaped stage they once performed their mammoth shows on. As an Irish export, they’re in the same category as George Bernard Shaw and Guinness.
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