Ali Hewson and fifty student gardai are abseiling down Ireland's tallest building today. They're raising funds to create 'Homes of Hope' for children whose lives have been devastated by the Chernobyl disaster of 23 years ago.

Bono has joined George Clooney, Desmond Tutu, Stephen Spielberg and others in calling for the release of Burmese leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

The folk at the African Well Fund are underway with their annual campaign to mark Bono's birthday next month.

And The Killers. And Coldplay. It's a box set of 7" vinyl cuts of the new War Child compilation 'Heroes'. And you can bid for it right now.

Playing in London at the BBC for tonight's Comic Relief.

'On this spot where we're standing, 46 years ago, Dr King had a dream. On Tuesday that dream comes to pass.' U2 performed Pride and City of Blinding Lights to an audience of 400,000 in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington tonight.

Catch the band performing at 'We Are One', the Obama Inaugural Celebration on Sunday.

Catch Edge and Bono taking part in last night's RTE show on Dublin's new O2 Arena.

U2, Jay-Z, Coldplay, John Legend and The Killers among the acts contributing to a groundbreaking digital music magazine launched on World AIDS Day.

U2, Jay-Z, Coldplay, John Legend and The Killers among the acts contributing to a groundbreaking digital music magazine ...

Last night in California Bono addressed 14,000 women at the 5th Annual Women's Conference hosted by first lady Maria Shriver.

Last night in California Bono addressed 14,000 women at the 5th Annual Women's Conference hosted by first lady Maria Shriver. ...

Bono is in New York this week, blogging for the FT from the Millennium Development Goals summit at the UN.

Interviewed ...

In London today, Edge presented Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award to Peter Gabriel. 'Peter's been a great ...

Edge will present Peter Gabriel with Amnesty International's 'Ambassador of Conscience' award in London next week.

It was a phrase used by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1958 to describe where human rights really matter. Now it's the ...

The Edge and Bono have appeared at this evening's 46664 Concert honouring Nelson Mandela at 90.



In a pre-recorded video ...

Bono is due to present a special activism award at the MTV awards in Tokyo tomorrow night.

Today he and Bob ...

Remember Edge's 'U2' rings from the cover of 'Achtung Baby' ? And Bono's Gretsch Falcon Guitar from the Vertigo tour ...

Ahead of the 'Icons of Music' auction next month, Edge has been talking about how the new record is coming ...

A T-Shirt, designed by Bono for Hard Rock International, will raise funds to benefit cotton farmers and garment ...

'Idol Gives Back' returns to US screens tonight. Bono takes part in a piece filmed recently in Kenya.


Last year funds ...

'The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew'' has hit the top of the Irish charts. And we've got a ...

If you're in Ireland you can get the CD version of 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew' from today.