TOP CELEBS JOIN FORCES
Top celebs join forces
By Ian Mallon
POP superstars The Corrs joined forces with Gay Byrne and a host of celebrities to lead an emotional Late Late Show tribute to the Omagh bomb victims last night.
U2, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Bob Geldof and singer Paul Brady were just some of the big names who offered their support for the devastated town.
The Corrs raised a whopping �150,000 for the Omagh Fund in just a few hours yesterday.
The entire audience for last night's Late Late special was from Omagh.
Moving
U2 led the tributes with a moving version of North and South Of The River, written about the troubles by Bono and The Edge with Christy Moore.
Bono said he was on a boat when he heard the news last August.
"The only ray of hope I could think of at the time is the thought t eh this had to be the end of it.
"Politicians will have to go that extra mile and one"
By Ian Mallon
POP superstars The Corrs joined forces with Gay Byrne and a host of celebrities to lead an emotional Late Late Show tribute to the Omagh bomb victims last night.
U2, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Bob Geldof and singer Paul Brady were just some of the big names who offered their support for the devastated town.
The Corrs raised a whopping �150,000 for the Omagh Fund in just a few hours yesterday.
The entire audience for last night's Late Late special was from Omagh.
Moving
U2 led the tributes with a moving version of North and South Of The River, written about the troubles by Bono and The Edge with Christy Moore.
Bono said he was on a boat when he heard the news last August.
"The only ray of hope I could think of at the time is the thought t eh this had to be the end of it.
"Politicians will have to go that extra mile and one"
Further Information
Publisher: THE IRISH TIMES
Ref: IT/347
Published Date: 21-Nov-98
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