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U2 frontman Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson , reportedly had a VIP lunch with first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters on Tuesday at a pub outside Dublin, Ireland.

Michelle Obama and daughters had lunch with Irish rock star Bono on Tuesday. The first lady, Sasha and Malia joined the U2 frontman for a meal at Finnegans' pub in Dublin, according to reports in Irish newspapers.

As part of his One campaign's agit8 anti-poverty initiative, U2 frontman Bono posted a clip of the band delivering an acoustic performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" on YouTube .

Dignam was diagnosed with cancer in March, and Bono has visited him in his house in Dublin and sent a card when the Aslan singer was receiving treatment in hospital.

Among your commentators on the moral matters facing the assorted rogues gathered in Enniskillen was Bono of the Irish band U2 .

The New Jersey rocker contributed an acoustic version of his "The Promised Land" as part of the U2 frontman's agit8 mission global music campaign.

The ONE Campaign , co-founded by music legend Bono of U2, has launched a new platform to promote global messages of social justice, women's rights, and putting an end to apartheid, war and poverty - just to name a few.

In the ballad "The Sweetest Thing," the pop rock band U2 sang about how love is the sweetest thing, but when it comes to the beverage market, the sweetest thing also is the biggest thing.

Aerosmith , The Beach Boys ' Al Jardine and folk-rock legend Donovan are among the artists participating in agit8 , a music-based campaign designed to help to create awareness about issues related to extreme poverty.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then many iconic musical acts are going to be held in high esteem this summer.

U2 frontman Bono has called on the likes of Macklemore, will.i.am, Elvis Costello and Mumford & Sons to compile his Agit8 protest song compilation, geared towards raising poverty awareness before next week's G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

The bitching and back biting between Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi just seems to be getting worse.

U2 singer and actors Goldberg and Cumberbatch among the celebrities to turn artist for postcard sale to raise funds for school A detail from the postcard-sized piece of art created by Whoopi Goldberg for a silent auction at the Affordable Art Fair in London.

U2's world famous quartet of the Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen and Bono are pictured on the top of the Electric Lady Studios in New York, across the road from George Garrity's bar.

Elvis Costello, U2 and Will.i.am among those appearing live and online calling urging G8 summit to step up fight against poverty Elvis Costello is one of the artists launching agit8 - a demand for action to tackle hunger and corruption.

But it makes sense when you consider the U2 singer's public advocacy and activism, and the fact that Buffett has pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune, or about $53 billion.

U2 made known their displeasure to the Government following a speech given by Social Protection Minister Joan Burton about the band moving part of their rock empire to Holland for tax reasons, it has been learnt.

At World Cafe Live at the Queen , Toad the Wet Sprocket will headline Sunday night at 8 on the downstairs stage, and is sure to break out the band's biggest hits, including 1992's "All I Want."

Daily News Photo by THOMAS LAYER Professional wrestler "Sheamus," Stephen Farrelly, autographs a poster for Ivanna Eudora Kean High School senior Eboni Burton.

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