Image: PA Image: PA U2 HAVE DONATED €10 million to support health care workers battling coronavirus in Ireland.A spokeswoman for the band confirmed the move to the PA news agency.
RTE has reported the donation is part of an initiative involving Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon, which is working with public and private companies to raise funds to buy tonnes of PPE equipment from China.The Irish Government is already spending more than €200 million securing additional PPE from China, with Aer Lingus transporting the stock from Beijing to Dublin on dozens of flights.He tweeted: “Govt has ordered what in normal times would be a 13-year supply of PPE.
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Class act !
Thank you, a wonderful gift that will help many.
Dissing U2 will give you hemorrhoids. Fact.
The simple fact is people despise U2 because of Bono & his ventures. They ignore the music. The haters refuse to listen to them & deny some absolutely beautiful music. Far too many believe any negative spin on any negative story concerning the band. Human nature. ie sheep
Nice touch Lads well done
Thank you Ireland for giving us U2
They could've just paid their taxes
Thank god lads . Give some to Beaumont please . My daughter works there as a junior doctor
Great well done, but how much tax have they not paid over the last few years. Well over 10 million I’d hazard!
Fair play U2.
Fair play to them.
Maybe if they hadn’t moved their tax affairs offshore, the health service would have had the money in the first place. How much have they avoided in taxes over the years?
Sound man Bono, it all helps.
Tell him to fuck off and pay his back taxes instead.
They could easily afford 10 million each....
That would be there annual tax bill, if they were really interested in Ireland. 🇮🇪.
BRILLIANT 💚☘️.....we need this cash NOW!
Is this real?
So many begrudgers.
Wow bekind , well done U2. The main concern should be our healthcare workers and having the equipment needed to fight this COVIDー19 . Well done 👏♥️
They'd probably happily pay ten times the tax rate if they thought it would shut everybody up whining every time they do anything charitable or donate their time or influence, but it wouldn't, so they don't bother. Understandable.
Cue the keyboard warriors who don't have 10m to donate. Nuff said . Thank you u2. For the 40 years of entertainment.
Anyone who comments on here regarding taxes needs to do their research and maybe should just shut up until they do so
Careful..Mr Coveney might send it all to the Palestinians...
Maybe they could pay their taxes as well? Might be possibly less stomach churning if they paid their taxes. You know, like the people who need the ppe.
Does this mean Bono is no longer a pox
Thank you so much
Maybe it’s time for nurses to be tax free !
That’s a wee tiny bit of the tax that they have avoided paying for the last few years.
If they gave a million to everyone in Ireland they'd still be giving them shit .. give it a rest
Thats amazing
Well Done U2👏👏👏 I’ll forgive you now
It should be shared out to all countries that generated their wealth, same as Apple
Took their sweet time
Tax dodging dickheads trying to appease the public with crumbs from the table. If they paid their taxes here for past 30 years it would be mor like it . Shameless.
Can they donate the tax they’ve dodged for years?
How much taxes have they paid recently?
I doubt they are. Nice headline for them though.
HSELive rubbing their washed hands with glee. Bonuses back on the cards boys! U2 I hope you asked to see their books before throwing your money into a black hole.
To all the begrudgers, moaners and wannabe comedian's, we are in the middle of one of the greatest health and economic crisis we have ever known, a world wide depression stares us in the face and all you can do is moan, so STFU! Well done U2
Amazing 👏👏u2
Again, we wouldn't need charitable donations if people like those in U2 didn't do everything in their power to avoid paying taxes
A nice gesture from the Dutch band
Well done guys, and maybe move your tax affairs back here so you can help out the country you call home. Oh by the way tax is what the rest of us pay! We don't have rich accountants who can help us avoid it!
Any of our celebs donated £10 million?
pay your taxes instead.
coronavirus The HSE Have Now Found What They are Looking For. Well done lads. Good to see someone doing something with their wealth.
Bono is still a pox regardless
As with McGregor...well done, wont win me over though, still cant stand either camps.
Thank you U2. U2
Fair play lads,
Thank you
U2 members still pay all their personal taxes in Ireland. More each in one year than you’ll pay in twenty. They moved the business operation of U2inc away. Which makes no money in Ireland anyways. It’s mainly from US&international markets. Piss off with the begrudgery.
Well done lads
Good on them! But cue the BitterBrigade
Fair play to them, all that money they saved what with not paying tax here !
Is that a guilty conscience for not paying sufficient tax?
Not a huge fan of U2. Thanks for Donating 10 million . 🖐🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Could all those with the means copy this! I know so many are giving at this time- so proud of EVERYONE on the frontline
Not foolin anybody - Bono is & remains a Zionist. Palestine
Ah yes, aren't they great
Still more financially prudent than paying their taxes to the country who educated them, looked after their health and dental needs. All in a safe and stable democracy!
As expected, the begrudgers continue to begrudge.
It’s one of the largest personal donations and people are still complaining. Like I said a couple of weeks back, they could cure Covid_19 and still get attacked online.
This was not Bono’s idea
Fantastic gesture well done guys.
Pay your taxes
Can we have proof of this in writing please, wouldn't trust u2 to open a tin of peaches!!!!
That went downhill after they stopped busking in the dandelion, up their own arses, should have stuck with backing the radiators
Nice tax right off for them, frauds! Send the rest to Israel.
to those of you ‘offended’ by the bono and U2 pushback, remember it’s only thier opinion which they are entitled to , it’s an open forum, it carries the same weight as your appreciation... so wind your next in. amigo .
Missed your article about TheNotoriousMMA doing the same thing a few weeks ago 🤔
Its good. They could just as easy not bothered, so its10m we didnt have
Does everyone in Ireland think U2 owes them or is it just the entitled assholes?
This is a great gesture but falls short of them paying taxes in their home country which would help society as a whole in and out of such a crisis.
10 million euro and yet the begrudgers are still out in force 😂😂😂... Ireland must have more tax accountants per capita than any country in the world!
Perhaps if they'd paid their fair share of taxes in Ireland over the years the health service might have been better able to prepare for situations like this!
If they paid their taxes here I would be happier
Thanks lads ☘️✅
Long overdue given their tax avoidance up to now
Can it be that the State is short of €10million to buy PPE?
Took him long enough...it won’t cost him a €...
Saint Bono we love ❤️ you
Do it in private or don't fuckin do it! Their Tax avoidance has cost HSE more than that 10m anyways
Well done. Much appreciated.
About time 2
I thought that was governments job..
To all the begrudgers on here, what are you doing or donating during this crisis? And remember, between the 4 of them, they will probably pay more tax in Ireland this year, than you lot combined will in a lifetime!!!
Jeez the nastiness on this 🤬 well done lads great gesture but ya can't do right for doing wrong 🙄
Well done U2 and thanks. Fuck the begrudgers. They're never feicin happy anyway.
Did Bank of Ireland boast about giving 1 million?
So they're basically paying a fraction of they're taxes
Headline SHOULD read: “After massive public outcry and shaming.... U2 are donating millions to fund PPE equipment for healthcare workers in Ireland”
The Charitable Donation Scheme allows tax relief on qualifying donations. If a registered company (U2's company) donates €250 or more in a year, the company can claim a tax deduction as if the donation was a trading expense.
Thank you
I was a bit worried they'd write a song about it. This is better. And I'd be guessing they can well afford it.
Good see they are in arrears paying their taxes;)
Thanks Bongo.
Be great if they'd pay tax for all the other essential public services which need ongoing funding, not just when there's a pandemic. PR bullshit, Bono remains a pox.
What u want a bleeding blue Peter badge least you lot can tax frauds.....
Well done U2.
FairPlay decent skins
And telling everyone about it
Well done 👍 love it when people step up.
If people like them paid their fucking taxes, we wouldn't need charitable donations from people like them.
Just a small % of the tax they should have paid over the years.
Notice how the tax exiles fund health and football and nice stuff. They leave it to us to fund dumps, prisons, policing and the rest of the necessary but not so nice stuff.
They took their time!
Always the begrudgers 🙄🙄🙄 Can people for once just appreciate the wonderful gesture.
Very well done❤️❤️
Well done lads,a great and very generous gesture....good to see people step up to the mark.💪
A small dent in his 700 million
Well done U2, fuck the begrudgers and the Haters, you’ve generated more in collateral earnings for Ireland through profile and tourism exponentially and unquantifiably as a result than all that lot put together in a lifetime, Thank you.
Great news,
Well done. Proud that you’re Irish U2 and makes me proud that I’m Irish too as I’m cocooned willingly and gratefully.
Giving back a tiny amount of the tax they shoulda paid
To be fair, this is much more useful than some shite song. Well done Bono and the lads 👍
👍👍
Wonderful gesture!
Must be some sort of tax write off scam
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