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The Edge Granted Irish Citizenship - Entertainment News
- The Edge, the U2 guitarist whose birth name is David Howell Evans, officially received Irish citizenship during a ceremony held on June 23, 2025, in Killarney, County Kerry, where approximately 7,500 individuals were naturalized.
- The event followed years of the citizenship program established in 2011, with The Edge explaining he delayed applying but felt the timing was right now due to global circumstances.
- The Edge, born in Essex to Welsh parents, has been residing in Ireland from the age of one and was one of the founding members of U2, a band established in Dublin during the 1970s.
- He described the day as "a monumental day for all of us," praised Ireland's leadership supporting bodies like the ICC and UN, and said, "I'm a little tardy with the paperwork."
- Minister Jim O'Callaghan called the occasion a "special and important" one and emphasized citizenship is a privilege that comes with responsibilities amid thousands joining Ireland’s community.
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The Edge granted Irish citizenship - Entertainment News
U2 guitarist The Edge has become an Irish citizen. The 63-year-old guitarist was born in Essex, East England, but moved to Ireland as a young child and on Monday (23.06.25), he was officially conferred along with thousands of other new citizens during a ceremony in Killarney, Co. Kerry, which he ha...
David Evans, known as The Edge of U2, was born in England but has lived in Ireland for 62 years. After years of delay, he finally applied for and received Irish citizenship at the age of 63. "I've always felt Irish," he said proudly on the occasion.
U2 Guitarist Becomes Irish Citizen After 62 Years in Ireland
The Edge has finally found what he's been looking for after more than six decades: Irish citizenship. "I'm a little tardy with the paperwork," the woolly-cap-wearing U2 guitarist, born David Howell Evans, told reporters on Monday following a ceremony in the County Kerry town of Killarney, explaining that he'd moved...
Ireland has always been his home and after 62 years it is time: U2 guitarist David Howell Evans is now an Irish citizen. The Edge praised his country's international commitment after its naturalisation.
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