The Irish Times, 2014
Bono brings it all back home to Cedarwood Road
Coverage of Bono returning to 10 Cedarwood Road, revisiting the house where he grew up and speaking with the Ryan family.
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In the Media
Over the years, 10 Cedarwood Road and the street around it have appeared in newspapers, broadcasts and U2’s own storytelling. This archive brings together selected coverage of the house, Bono’s childhood in Cedarwood Road, the song it inspired, and later returns to No. 10.
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The House
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Cedarwood Road and the Song
The Irish Times, 2014
Bono’s Dublin: ‘A long way from where I live’
A feature placing Cedarwood Road within Bono’s Dublin and the stories behind Songs of Innocence.
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Bono re-visits Dublin childhood on Cedarwood Road in U2’s most personal album to date
Reporting on the personal memories of Cedarwood Road that informed U2’s Songs of Innocence.
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Bono recalls dark origins of ‘Cedarwood Road’
Bono reflects on childhood memories and the experiences that shaped the song ‘Cedarwood Road’.
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‘A lot of my early memories of teenage years were of violence’ — Bono talks Cedarwood Road
An interview about Bono’s memories of Cedarwood Road and the context behind the song.
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Returns to No. 10
Irish Independent, 2022
Neighbours delight as U2’s Bono visits childhood home
A report on Bono’s later visit to his childhood home and the welcome from neighbours on Cedarwood Road.
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Bono visits childhood home on Cedarwood Road
Coverage of a later return to Cedarwood Road and the continued connection between the house and Bono’s family story.
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Bono’s children pose outside his childhood home on Cedarwood Road
A lighter piece showing how the Cedarwood Road connection has continued into the next generation of Bono’s family.
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Archive & Broadcast
RTÉ Archives, 2015
Back To Cedarwood Road
An RTÉ archive item returning to U2’s homecoming at Cedarwood Road, published through RTÉ Archives.
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First-hand / U2 Sources
U2.com, 2015
Finding a Feeling
A first-hand U2 source reflecting on Songs of Innocence and the personal places that shaped it.
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Little Book of a Big Year: C is for Cedarwood Road
U2’s own short account of Cedarwood Road in its Little Book of a Big Year series.
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