{"id":72843,"date":"2018-12-25T12:34:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=72843"},"modified":"2018-12-25T12:35:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:35:33","slug":"bono-does-christmas-busking-for-homeless-in-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=72843","title":{"rendered":"Bono does Christmas busking for homeless in Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bono has been busking in Dublin, urging people to donate to a homeless charity.<\/p>\n

The U2 frontman was spotted singing with guitarist The Edge in the Irish capital on Christmas Eve .<\/p>\n

Money thrown into his empty guitar case was going towards the Simon Community housing charity.<\/p>\n

Glen Hansard, who founded Dublin rock band The Frames, organised the Christmas Eve busking event.<\/p>\n

He sang a song that criticised the Irish government for its bad handling of homelessness in the country.<\/p>\n

After a number of performances from other Irish stars, Bono and The Edge were introduced as “two lads from north Dublin”.<\/p>\n

They sang a couple of songs, with Bono telling listeners: “As the buckets go around, fill them with silver, fill them with hope – the season of hope.”<\/p>\n

At the end, he called all the performers together, telling them: “This is very special for us, you should be proud of this.”<\/p>\n

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U2’s The Edge and Bono busking on Christmas Eve<\/span><\/figcaption>They were joined by fellow Irish acts Hansard and Imelda May for a rendition of Mariah Carey’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Almost 10,000 people are homeless in Ireland, according to support group Focus Ireland.<\/p>\n

Campaigners say that, despite a strong economy, there are not enough affordable new homes and rents are rising too quickly.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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