Haha used my picture! Took that standing on a bollard! :) thank you!! Merry Christmas!

I get the distinct impression that if bono were to give away ALL of his money and stop lobbying for good causes there would still be a queue of people wanting to have a pop at him. They’d probably say he gave it to the wrong people.

Aw brilliant. Stuff like this is what lifts people’s spirits when spirits need lifting.

A nation of begrudgers…Fair play to him.He is obliged to do sweet FA,but he contributes.Can we all say the same?

I can’t understand Irish people sometimes. If he did nothing we’d be givin out & when he does do something we’re givin out. I say fair play to him, he’s highlighting the charity, which is always a good thing. Bringing some festive cheer to Dublin.

I have only just moved to Dublin in the last 3 months and stuff like this never happens where I came from. It was great craic to be amongst it all. Sorry about the poor quality of my video, I was trying to hold my 3 year old up with my other arm

What was quite nice was that Desire was the first song I ever learnt to play on the guitar.

My Aunt received a donation from Bono for the oncology unit in st Vincent’s hospital over 10 years ago. Did you know that? Thought not.

Bono does a lot for charity as do a lot of other Irish people. I am sure he has plenty to do on Xmas eve with family etc so credit where it is due.

Make up your minds!!! If he gives, you slate, if he doesn’t, you slate!! Some people on here need to get a room!! With each other!!

Lets ask ourselves what good you could do and lets stop criticising others that probably do a significant amount more. Merry Xmas.

Not a Bono fan, but can’t fault the guy for doing this.

You know, Bono could have donated a few million once and get it over with ( i’m sure that the petty souls would still whine). What Bono does is …he constantly talks about the issues, such as poverty, AIDS, healthcare, etc, ths motivating , involving more people, more donations… If you would take a few minutes of your time and actually read about it, you would realize how much this man has done for those in need. And continues to do so every single day, including this very Christmas Eve! Why is it so hard to learn the facts before judging… Merry Christmas to all of you! :)

I honestly feel fair play to them all. This is a great news story. Why is everyone focused on Bonos tax situation? He, I’m pretty sure, pays tax as an individual, in Ireland. It’s the band that have moved accounts to holland for tax purposes. I’m not a huge U2 fan, but I’m a fan of u2s representation of Ireland abroad.

I’m sure some of you naysayers don’t do a thing for charity so pipe down. I work on grafton street and I can tell you that the buzz they create is electric and people love it. If that’s the only thing they do, is lift people’s sprits then it’s worth it in my book. Cheer up, it’s Christmas. There doesn’t have to be a negative to everything.

Aw that’s nice.. Fair play to them. I hope they collected loads for the homeless.

A lot of begrudging comments on here. This is cool no matter what you’re opinion. You won’t find many other leading band members from around the world doing this. Fair play Bono.

A great Dublin man who is a legend world wide.Well done Bono your the man.

Glen Hansard is a talented guy. True busker . True Oscar winner!

Guys, it’s Christmas, they are musicians, was the music good!!??The rest of it is business and good will in whatever measure, but human and the world over… Maybe they both pay more tax than majority directly and indirectly

to all the cool people that think it’s still in fashion to whine about bono,
what have you done for charity lately? shut up and enjoy the video, bono kicks arse.

Bono and Glen are Ledgebags! Up the Dubs!

Wow even Bono sounds a bit pants busking on the side of the street. There is hope for any aspiring musicians out there!

I was in there earlier. It was a fantastic buzz. I am disappointed that all the other great musicians who were there don’t get mentioned namely joe and Steve wall, paddy casey, Declan O’Rourke, Matt from the Pale, Fiach, Liam O’Maonlai, Alice Jago, Gavin Glass and many others were there. Class act. Also, it’s Glens thing. He organises it, gets it going and stays there for three to four hours. Bono appears for three songs and disappears into the night. Glen stayed there taking photos for ages. Pure class act of a gentlemen, happy Christmas ya’ll!!!

Ah come on, the amount of begrudgery on here is ridiculous! Kind of funny though that the second video stops just when he’s about to start singing ‘money, money, money, money, money… :-)

FairPlay bono & glen. Great thing to do. Anybody who gives out about Bono is a miserable git

Why all the begrudgery? Who cares how the money raised? As an American blow-in, I am sick of the small mindedness of people here.

I’ll save my less than favourable comments about Hansard and Bono for a later date; but lads, great show there tonight: nothing better than going out and having the craic with all us last-minute shoppers! Really good to see our home-grown musicians out and about, and the crowd having the same banter and singalong with them.

We have a talented and world-renowned bunch in Ireland, but part of me is still glad that we’re a small enough country that if one of them turns up to busk or do a small gig we can still appreciate that, too.

Happy Christmas!

I would be singing in the street also if i was a billionaire.

I like Bono, I like U2. I don’t have any issues with who they pay tax to. I like a lot of their music. I have got ssues with the beliefs of a few of them, but I overlook it because what is important is that they have done a great job of keeping our tiny island on the awareness map internationally. I missed the busking because I was forced to peel spuds. That’s an aside. Merry Atheistmas everybody!

Bono is everywhere.. Suppose he will be delivering all the presents later

did bono donate a few quid to the charity or was he just asking everyone else to donate?

For all you negative shits! He is highlighting homelessness which at this time of year is shit , so in relation to digs ” Shut it” its Xmas now enjoy :) and god bless the homeless !

I hope they have their busking licenses.

He is a 5’2″ billionaire

I know it is popular at times to slag off Bono…but it has to be said- what a guy!

His head stood out!

God bless you Paul, you’re showing others what they can do to help the homeless and poor, leading by example. See you soon bro!

Fair play to all that turned up on grafton street and cheered on the fab buskers!! Happy Xmas

Listen people, as good as Bono and Glen are for helping out. We do have charity needs in Ireland. And incidentally U2 moved their empire to Holland when artists tax breaks were abolished. These breaks were introduced by the Haughey government years ago. These are facts. In any case U2 only have to pay tax in Ireland on what they earn in Ireland and clearly they do that. I haven’t seen them on any Revenue Defaulters list have you?

He is a great man….president some day.

bono, pay your taxes then say what you like

How much was actually raised? Does anyone ever hear? Or is it just a big publicity stunt?

Anyone ever heard of the spirit of Christmas? It’s about being nice to other people and it’s about forgiveness and opening your heart. Most people here seem to have forgotten that. All I see is envy (because Bono is rich and doesn’t give all his money away, the b*stard, how dare he?) and people saying he doesn’t do enough…Would any of you give 5% of your money to charity? “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at [him].” So before you act like you can judge others who actually do something (even though it may have side effects like publicity, no doubt about that), do the same first (within your own means of course). I bet any homeless guy who got a hot soup or a blanket from the money collected last night will not complain that Bono should pay his taxes, as if that would undo all the homelessness in Ireland…

Merry Christmas, Grinches!

@phil what an absolute knob jockey !!
I’d say u woke up to a bag of ashes in anyway !

Happy Xmas :-)

Bono is a pox, fair play though ;)

What an ambassador for his country giving his time and money to charities not only in Ireland but to many worthy causes in Africa.

Does he add or take away from the crack at Christmas , are you part of the solution or part of the problem, in my opinion bono is very much a big part of the solution, so who knows exactly the part of his income he gives to charity, what you should ask yourselves is what do I do. Am Ipart of the solution.

Although I am a fan..

It’s easy to busk in the street when you know you are heading home to a luxury mansion for the night and you don’t have to join the homeless on the street. Lets see the billionaire put his hand in his pocket and give to the homeless until it hurts i.e. an amount he will notice missing from his bank acc. the next time he checks it.
Or would that be asking too much Bono? Is the security that all that money provides just too attractive to ever contemplate giving a large chunk of it to charity ? The rich celebs. always remind me of the Bible story of the rich man who was challenged by Jesus to give his riches to the poor and follow him. He walked away a sad man. The lure of the money was just too much. Little wonder that Jesus then proclaimed ” How hard it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven”

The hypocrisy to bring up this tax evasion nonsense. In the nineties Ireland lowered taxes for foreign companies, resulting in the celtic tiger. But if an Irish company moves for that reason then it’s a disgrace?? Why slag of these artists, they could also have beenat home with their families, but no, they make time for this. Appreciate you have all this talent in the country. Do you know how many tourists visit Ireland because of these musicians, better think of that and how that boosts economy.

dammed if he does dammed if he doesnt,,,more worrying he resembles enda kenny,, a love child i wonder ?

Will someone buy the person who took the video a battery charger for Christmas.

Bono is a rubbish akupella……

Ah, sure why don’t we offer him a sainthood…The chap is a tax evader. His music is purely about business. The charity work he does is only for publicity. All he ever talks about is the aids epidemic and hunger in Africa, something he knows he’s not going to make even the slightest impact on. He knows if he keeps at it he will be given awards. And awards mean publicity. Exactly what every business strives for, awards, business and money.

Don’t want bono to give to charity, just want him to pay his share of tax that we the people have to pay because we live here.

I love it when multi millionaires come out for a bit of a sing- song and an airing of the old ego. Any solo records to promote?. Shame they don’t start a real revolution on corruption and austerity and why actually homelessness exists in 2012. Organise a March on those Sh*** bags in Government and pull them out of the Dail by the horns. Put someone in charge who could actually do something about homelessness beyond singing a lullaby about it and filling a few soup cans once a year. See ya next year lads. Dont worry, there’ll still be plenty of homeless.

All a publicity stunt…..do they really think all people in this country are soooooooo thick !!!…..charity my arse…anyway i wish them well…….hope they sell plenty in 2013 !!!….we aint seen nothing yet folks…..Ireland is truely banjacked……….& our childrens childrens children…will be picking up the tab,for everything…..:(…see all these famous people…..could not give a shite at the end of the day,because they dont know what is like to go hungry,cold,& with no electricity………same with the so called politications up there in the Dail….rich get richer,poor get poorer…..& for all those small minded people,who say we begrudge…..we got Bono.Glen Hansard,Lisa Hannigan…& god lord only knows how many more famous people who made it, avoided taxes & will continuely do so…… dont mind anybody getting on & making it….but for god’s sake pay your dues…..us poor & middle class are / always done……OH BONO,GLEN & LISA….CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME NOW.