The freedom of the city of Dublin is conferred on U2 and their manager, Paul McGuinness, and on the leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest in her native country for many years.

U2 and manager Paul McGuinness talk to reporter Colm Connolly as they leave the Clarence Hotel on the way to the open air ceremony at Smithfield in Dublin.

At the cermeony Aris son of Aung San Suu Kyi accepted the honour for his mother.

Larry Mullen fluffs his lines to much laughter before U2 play 'All I Want Is You.'

A RTÉ News report on the freedom of the city being given to U2 and Aung San Suu Kyi at Smithfield broadcast 18 March 2000.

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