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Esther Rantzen: UK pays tribute to woman behind 'possibly the greatest TV moment of all time' (opens the original)
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FIGURES FROM ACROSS the worlds of UK politics, show business and journalism have been paying tribute to Esther Rantzen, following the death of the broadcaster and campaigner at the age of 86. Rantzen was best known on this side of the Irish Sea for her consumer champion role as the mainstay of the long-running BBC show That’s Life. She also founded the children’s charity Childline and in later years was an impassioned campaigner for the campaign to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill.
Fly on the wall: Here's what it was like at U2's 'secret' Mount Temple schoolyard gig (opens the original)
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IT WAS, AT the same time, the best- and worst-kept secret in Irish show business. A small crowd started gathering outside Mount Temple shortly after 9am in the hope of catching a glimpse of one of U2′s members, as word filtered out that something special might be in the offing to mark the day that the band celebrated its 50th anniversary. The gathered fans weren’t disappointed. Bono and The Edge were photographed stopping to chat and take selfies on their way in to set up mid-morning. Meanwhile,
U2 perform 'secret' gig in the schoolyard at Mount Temple to mark 50 years in business (opens the original)
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U2 PLAYED A ‘secret’ gig this afternoon to mark the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation. The four-piece performed in the yard at Mount Temple, the north Dublin school where they first formed in 1976 after 14-year-old Larry Mullen posted his ‘drummer seeks musicians’ message on the school noticeboard. They played their last gig as Mount Temple students in the school yard in 1978. Bono introduced Larry Mullen as “the man who pinned the note on the noticeboard” and Adam Clayton as “the streake
Markéta Irglová joins Eddie Vedder for cathartic rendition of Glen Hansard song at his funeral (opens the original)
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MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ AND surviving members of The Frames joined Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder for an emotional rendition of one of Glen Hansard’s best-loved songs at the Dublin singer-songwriter’s funeral this afternoon. The musicians performed Song of Good Hope from Hansard’s debut solo album, 2012′s Rhythm and Repose, just after the singer’s wife, the Finnish poet Maire Saaritsa, had addressed the cathedral. Throughout his career, Hansard was known for playing his acoustic guitars for years until
From 20p a day as a busker to selling out Sydney Opera House: Glen Hansard's life in music (opens the original)
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GLEN HANSARD, WHO died on Wednesday morning, was a household name in Ireland for almost his entire adult life. He’d been a recognisable figure ever since the cinema release of The Commitments back in 1991, playing the young, pony-tailed guitarist Outspan Foster in the movie adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s tale of an aspiring Dublin soul band. For some, it seems, he’ll be forever associated with the role; in interviews earlier this year, he recounted how Dubliners were still taking a sneaky pride in
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