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Watch: Bono on being "poor old blind Bono"

As you know, Bono has revealed the real reason he always wears shades. He suffers from the eye condition glaucoma and on last night's Graham Norton Show, the singer discussed what it's like being "poor old blind Bono."

Entertainment • 19 Oct 14

Bono - "I have good treatments and I am going to be fine"

Bono discusses his glaucoma on Norton show

In Friday night's episode of The Graham Norton Show on BBC One, U2's Bono explains that he has been living with the eye condition glaucoma for 20 years.

Entertainment • 18 Oct 14

Bono - "I had this beautiful idea and we got carried away with ourselves"

Bono says sorry to iTunes users

Bono has apologised to disgruntled iTunes users who did not want U2's new album, Songs of Innocence, automatically downloaded for free to their playlists.

Entertainment • 16 Oct 14

Bono and Bill Murray sang after Clooney's wedding

Bono and Bill Murray reportedly performed together at brunch following George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding in Venice – but unfortunately there's no video proof.

Entertainment • 11 Oct 14

Bono pays tribute to mother with new song

Bono paid tribute to his mother in a song on U2's new album Songs of Innocence.

Entertainment • 06 Oct 14

Bono confirms plans for U2's 2015 tour

Bono has confirmed that U2 are planning an arena tour next year.

Entertainment • 29 Sep 14

Dave Fanning interviews Bono on 2fm

Dave Fanning will broadcast a two-hour interview with U2 frontman Bono today on 2fm kicking off at 10am. He talks about U2's relationship with Apple and the controversy surrounding the release of Songs of Innocence.

Entertainment • 22 Sep 14

The Script's Danny recalls cringey Bono encounter

The Script frontman Danny O'Donoghue has revealed the details of his embarrassing first encounter with Bono when he was just 17-years-old.

Entertainment • 08 Sep 14

Homme nominates Bono to take Ice Bucket Challenge

Queens of The Stone Age front man Josh Homme has taken the Ice Bucket Challenge and has nominated Bono to follow suit to raise funds and awareness for Motor Neuron Disease.

Entertainment • 28 Aug 14

U2 insist they will release an album this year

U2 have insisted that they will release a new album this year, ending the wait for fans in what has been the longest gap between new releases.

Entertainment • 20 Aug 14

Bono beats five-year writer's block for new album

U2 frontman Bono has reportedly beaten a "five-year writer's block" and the band are planning to debut new songs at a gig in London's Roundhouse in September.

Entertainment • 23 Jul 14

Eve Hewson tells Bono to stay away from acting

Bono has been considering making the transition into acting, but daughter Eve Hewson advised him to "stick to the day job".

Entertainment • 10 Jul 14

Even batter than the real thing: Chef Keith Cqrden with Bono yesterday afternoon (June 8)

Bono enjoys fish lunch in Barna

Seems like U2 megastar Bono is a man who clearly likes his fish. He popped into O'Grady's on The Pier in Barna in Galway yesterday for a spot of lunch. Check out the picture here!

Entertainment • 09 Jun 14

Bono and The Edge are set to join the board of guitar giants Fender

U2's Bono and Edge to join board of Fender guitars

U2's Bono and The Edge are set to be appointed to the board of electric guitar giants Fender.

Entertainment • 29 May 14

Bono celebrates 54th birthday in style

U2 frontman Bono celebrated his 54th birthday in style alongside some of his Hollywood pals including Pharrell Williams and Jared Leto.

Entertainment • 16 May 14

Bono No 8 in "World's Greatest Leaders" list

Bono has been placed eighth in a list of the world's greatest leaders compiled by Fortune magazine, putting him ahead of The Dalai Lama and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Entertainment • 24 Mar 14

Bono writes about relationship with his dad Brendan Hewson

Bono pens essays about dad for charity

U2 star Bono has penned an essay about his father to help raise funds for the Irish Hospice Foundation, revealing some of the final moments they shared before he passed away.

Entertainment • 24 Feb 14

Bono: "It's harder and harder to get people to pay for an MP3 file"

Bono wants U2's albums to be "interactive"

U2 frontman Bono has expressed his concern about the decline in record sales insisting that making albums "interactive" will solve the problem.

Entertainment • 15 Feb 14

Poehler won a Golden Globe for Parks and Recreation

Bono told to "back off" after Poehler kiss

Amy Poehler's boyfriend has warned Bono to "watch his back" after he kissed her at the Golden Globes.

Entertainment • 14 Jan 14

Bono - "There's no one, no band, who has done their best work, who has been around for 30 years"

U2's best years are yet to come says Bono

With a new album due in April, Bono says that U2's best years are yet to come.

Entertainment • 07 Jan 14

Ali Hewson, Bono and daughter Jordan pictured after the musician received the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in Paris recently

Bono supports Monaco charity ball

Bono and his family joined a host of stars on the red carpet for the Love Ball in Monaco last night, hosted by supermodel Natalia Vodianova.

Entertainment • 29 Jul 13

Bono to receive top French honour

Irish rocker Bono is to receive France’s highest cultural honour in recognition of his lengthy career at a ceremony in Paris tonight (Jul16).

Entertainment • 16 Jul 13

339,000 watch Gay Byrne’s Bono interview

339,000 people watch Gay Byrne’s 'Meaning of Life' interview with Bono.

Entertainment • 27 Jun 13

Watch! U2 sing Aslan's This Is at special concert

A host of Irish stars took to the stage at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre last night to show their support for Aslan frontman, Christy Dignam, who is currently recuperating after treatment for cancer.

Entertainment • 22 Jun 13

'Nothing off limits in Bono interview' - Gay Byrne

Gay Byrne says there were no limits during his recent interview with U2's Bono for next week's episode of The Meaning Of Life series

Entertainment • 18 Jun 13

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