Is it just me or does Irish rock n roll seem to have an extra level of passion and meaning. From Van Morrison to Fountains DC From the Undertones to Inhaler. U2 to CMAT and so on.

Liverpool fan here. Gutted for the Gunners. Such a kick in the stones is heartbreaking penalties.

#VUELOS| Desde #Irlanda🇮🇪 mandan este #FA6X de @IrishAirCorps que ya se encuentra volando hacia el aeropuerto de #TenerifeSur para repatriar hoy a sus civiles del #MVHondius. 📸 Brandon Ravelo

I am back listening to @U2 album #SongsofInnocence from 2014. An absolute disaster of a launch being shoved into everyone's ITunes. Well.....it has aged like a fine wine. How does this happen. From one of my least favourites to a top 6 U2 album.

Leinster SFC Quarter Final 1st Half 31:50 Paddy Small - TwoPoint Wicklow 1-7 (10) Dublin 0-9 (9) Wicklow lead by 1 #OfficialWicklowGAA #WeAreWicklow #36C1C #Echelondc #Leinstergaa

Wouldn't it be great if @realDonaldTrump just disappeared. The fella is pure poison. America will ya just wake up.

My terminally wife was late for a radiation treatment because of the blockade. How could you sympathise with any group capable of endangering life. There are no words words to describe such behaviour. Trust me , given my anger, it is better that I don’t try #fuelprotest

The lads holding the country to randsom would be better off headin to the source of the problem. Spray the shite out of the US Embassy and leave a drop in the tank for Dail Eireann. Leave the depots & refineries do their work.

Surely the costs involved driving tractors up and down motorways is a costly burden. I understand the frustration but blocking depots and forecourts is pathetic. #fuelprotest

I have been a @u2 fan since I was 9 years old. Now in my 50s. While it is highly unfashionable to be a fan of this band, they have been the musical chapters of my life. Today they released #EasterLilly and i cannot believe their hunger and ability is still quite brilliant.

"Easter Lily" EP Available Now! u2songs.com/discography/u2_e… U2 released a new 6-track EP, called "Easter Lily", available now on digital store fronts and streaming services. It is accompanied by a new issue of Propaganda focusing on the new EP. It's out now!! Happy Easter. #U2

A note to U2’s audience from Bono: "We are in the studio, still working towards a noisy, messy, 'unreasonably colour xerox’ album to play LIVE… which is where U2 lives. We still look to vivid rock n roll as an act of resistance against all this awfulness on our small screens. These are for sure ‘wilderness years’ for so many of us looking at the mayhem out there in the world. It’s a time that has our band digging deeper into our lives to find a wellspring of songs to try to meet the moment… With Easter Lily we ended up asking very personal questions like: Are our own relationships up to these challenging times? How hard do you fight for friendship? Can our faith survive the mangling of meaning that those algorithms love to reward? Is all religion rubbish and still ripping us apart…? Or are there answers to find in its crevices? Are there ceremonies, rituals, dances that we might be missing in our lives? From the rite of Spring to Easter and its promise of rebirth and renewal… Patti Smith’s album Easter gave me so much hope when it was released in 1978. I wasn’t yet 18. The title is a nod to her. We will attempt hoopla and fanfare at a later date to remind the rest of the world we exist but in the meantime… this is between you and us." Easter Lily EP available now. u2.komi.io/

Ah stop the lights. Another #U2 EP dropped this morning. Edge on lead vocals on track 1 is a class opening open.spotify.com/track/5zAoW…

So sad to hear of the death of friend and colleague Michael Lyster, a professional presence onscreen and an affable and companionable presence offscreen. Condolences to his beloved mainstay Anne and his children Mark, Jack, Ellen & Rebecca. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam cairdiúl.

St Patrick’s Day is a good day to remind Americans that the Irish - despite being a country of only 5.2 million - now invest more here than any other country… Thanks for the great write up, @mchalfant16

Well done to @IrishRugby for formally reporting the racist abuse of young Irishman Edwin Edogbo on social media. The haters are obviously uneducated, immoral, ignorant keyboard warriors.

A very happy St. Patrick's day to those near and far. Celebrating our unique culture. Not all about Guinness. More about music, dance and craic.

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Is Shane Horgan doing a shift for the Massey Bros straight after the game? #6nations

Delighted for the proudest of all rugby nations. @WalesRugby What a difficult period now over. Building nicely.

Triple Crown in the bag. Can England do us a favour, and let us dance the night away… @jamieheaslip @jacquihurley @SimonZebo @RTEsport