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Bono's Boys Go A Busking... Right. We know we said we were all-done for Christmas, but like it's not every day Bono & the best musicians Ireland has to offer gather on Grafton Street of a Christmas Eve and go busking now is it? Par for the course, we were there too... Bono, Glen Hansard Darn it. We wanted to be all feet-up over the Crimbo full of ale and turkey watching re-runs of Spartacus, Willy Wonka, Ben Hur, and maybe even Digby The Biggest Dog in the World. Yup. We go old skool come Christmas. Bono, Glen Hansard But before we even got near the stuffing, Glen Hansard gathered a rare group of Irish musicians together on Grafton Street this Christmas Eve to bang out a few Yuletide tunes and raise a few bob for the Peter McVerry Trust. Damien Rice, Bono Normally with the likes of Damien Rice, The Coronas, Luka Bloom, Paddy Casey, Liam O'Maonlai, Mary Black, Damien Dempsey, Paul Brady, and a few more - we'd be more than suitably impressed considering the day that was in it and the only-poxy weather conditions... It was like Irish Live Aid folks! Damien Dempsey, Glen Hansard But as the rumours of Mr. U2 making an appearance circulated around the hundreds of onlookers gathered outside Footlocker on Grafton Street, and subsequently laughed-off, Bono actually showed-up like a bespectacled Jesus on Easter Sunday or something. Miraculous... An actual Christmas miracle. Luka Bloom, Paddy Casey Yup. The world's biggest rock star showed-up with the wife Ali and knocked-out a few tunes with Glen and the boys. And no crazy security brigade or anything of the likes. Just a blue bucket getting passed around the crowd for the frozen punters to fill... All that was missing was Bob Geldof shouting: "Give us your f**king money!" Liam O'Maonlai, Glen Hansard Well, fair play to Bono and everyone else who gave up their Christmas Eve for the Peter McVerry Trust which, supports young homeless people to break the cycle of homelessness and move towards independent living. A worthwhile Christmas cause. Glen Hansard, Damien Rice And if all of this is news to you folks, well, mosty of our National newspapers really didn't give a fart about this impromptu gathering of Ireland's finest musicians for charity. Too busy stuffing their pages with UK soap stars and British glamour models flashing their Christmas crackers no doubt... And they have the brass neck to lecture politicians and bankers on Irish sovereignty. Arse. Mary Black So there you have it folks, 2010 festivities broken for a charitable cause... Right. Back to Indiana Jones and The Indigestion Tablet. Paul Brady Roddy Doyle Luka Bloom, Paddy Casey Ali Hewson Laura Whitmore, Eoghan Mac Diarmada Grafton Street Crowd Bono, Glen Hansard

**Users can ONLY comment via the ShowBiz.ie site** Leave a Comment Nancy S – Huntington Beach, Calif January 02, 2011 - 05:41 I will always love you, Bono! Henrique – london December 30, 2010 - 18:12 It so Cool!!!! Hasta la victoria sieempre! Viva CHE!!! L.solanki – NYC 11219 December 30, 2010 - 12:20 This is the only band I know that lives life on this earth as if it is HEAVEN, wherever they go they live in the best hotels, eat at the best restaurants, fly in private jets, live in the best houses around the world, millions of screaming fans, playing in stadiums around the world with thousand people screaming at you. This band is the most luckiest band in the world, Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam don't know what they have, they can have ANYTHING that they want and nothing is impossible for them. they are living a life that is like HEAVEN on EARTH. hotdubliner – Cali December 30, 2010 - 05:27 Wise up there Fintan, my 75 year old mother wears make-up to go to Superquinn! Show me a woman in Dublin who doesn't use a trowel to plaster on the shellack, and I'll show you ....Ali Hewsom ...a rare natural beauty... liam o maonlai – dub December 30, 2010 - 05:06 that's roddy doyle there too. Wish i could have had a chat with him . He can reach deep with his work. haha December 30, 2010 - 02:34 fintan are you serious? that one laura has troweled the make up on herself! she looks like something for halloween!! she has to be one that has gone so downhill!! dave – dublin December 30, 2010 - 01:10 Bono, sorry PAUL it's ok honest we think your cool, you don't need to do these things cos (you) thinks it's cool to do it, do it because you want to do it. Did your boss of u2 lARRY GIVE YOU the day off. He thinks Fintin O'Toole – BAC December 29, 2010 - 09:52 Doesn't Laura Whitmore look great. Lovely to see a girl not wearing any make-up. Fair play to her. Cláudia – Brazil December 29, 2010 - 01:56 Glen Hansard brilliant as always...Hes always worried about Irish people and makes good things for them...Good gumption! Joanne – Dublin December 28, 2010 - 11:29 When reporters don't stay for the entire even they're covering they may make it obvious by not mentioning someone like Imelda May turned up also and stayed around for a long time. Katrin – Germany December 28, 2010 - 10:12 I looooooooooooooooove Bono so much!!! He is an great singer and a man with an heart of gold and a beautiful soul!! Helen Caroline – Finland December 28, 2010 - 09:43 I love it when Bono does impromptu stuff like this, he loves and cares about his audience as much as we love him! Thanks for the great pics and article, hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a joyful new year!! Trust – Thrust December 28, 2010 - 06:40 If Bono hadn't showed up I doubt the crowd of onlookers would have reached into double-digits. wiggy December 28, 2010 - 03:10 wig looks great Tarin – UK December 27, 2010 - 23:55 Sad that this story was ignored in Ireland. Well done Bono we are all very proud of you here :) tuigim – California December 27, 2010 - 20:35 Feck the politicians and the stupid tabloids. Get this group in charge of the country for a while. Roddy could write a great script and the lot of them have far more humanity and common sense to know how to lift the country up and what the spirit of the people really is than any politician in power. True heartfelt blessings to all who got it together and all who turned up. MAGIC SHOWBIZ.IE – Recommended Links December 27, 2010 - 15:31 Peter McVerry: www.pmvtrust.ie Leave a Comment * Your name * Your email address (will not be published) Your location Remember me ? ? Powered by TalkBack 1 **COMMENTS REMOVED ON REQUEST**