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FRONTMAN OF LEGENDARY Irish rock band U2, Bono, has been awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Joe Biden.
The medal is the highest civilian honour available in the US.
Bono is among nineteen recipients of the award today, including former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, soccer player Lionel Messi, and designer Ralph Lauren.
The medal is presented to people “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” according to a White House statement.
Others among those to receive honours from the outgoing US president are basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, longtime fashion editor Anna Wintour, and actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox.
The honorees “are great leaders because they are good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the world,” the White House said.
Others honoured in this year’s crop are chef Jose Andres, founder of the World Central Kitchen NGO, and primate researcher Jane Goodall, a leading environmentalist voice.
Biden also chose to posthumously award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Robert Francis Kennedy, better known as “Bobby” Kennedy or his initials, “RFK.”
RFK served as US attorney general while his brother John F. Kennedy was president, and was assassinated in 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“His legacy continues to inspire those committed to justice, equality, and public service,” Biden said in a statement.
On Thursday, in a slight to Trump, Biden awarded a Presidential Citizens Medal to Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman from Wyoming who sat on the house panel investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the US Capitol.
Trump expressed his indignation at the move Friday, calling Cheney, a daughter of former US vice president Dick Cheney, “totally corrupt” and wrote on Truth Social that “Biden rewarded her only because she hated “‘TRUMP.’”
Includes reporting by AFP
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Parnell street in limerick and dublin have a lot in ccommon, horrible streets and a no noo after dark.
Parnell St?? Don’t you mean ‘The Strip’??
Parnell St Limerick most times of the day or night is like a scene from a Zombie movie, comatose creatures staggering around aimlessly, randomly threatening violence…..
Aye both need a good sorting out vis a vis the clientele. Some way we honoured the man!
Aye true Kane, that is more like O’Connelll Street and Grafton Street in Dublin.
If I had my way, I’d build the biggest prison the world has ever seen, and fill it to the top. This country is a joke when it comes to justice.
Good lord, what is going on? I can’t really comment on the case itself, but these attacks (head injuries in the early hours) are becoming way to frequent and it’s just a matter of time before there is a fatality.
Fatality or not, there will be little justice for the perpetrators of these crimes. Our justice system is a joke. May this lady have a speedy recovery
Matter of time ?. This has already happened on a number of occasions. Remember the journalist who died from
Head injuries sustained after an attack.
The accused had his sentence postponed until he finished his FAS course. Imagine it a convicted killer allowed to finish a course. Ireland is beyond a joke
A case of a Tullamore man put a Bean Garda out of work for 18 months after responding to reports of two men kicking Taxis and breaking windows. Judge Carmel Stewart imposed a 240 hour Community Service Order on the 23 year old. Second case this week where a Garda was seriously injured and the sentence was Community Service. WTF ! Only in Ireland !
This is getting a lot of publicity and I’m wondering why? Happening every night of the week around the country but It seems the media loves a story about Limerick.
Its been a long time since the media had anything remotely juicy from Limerick. Not since the good people there stood up to the s*um who tried to take over.I don’t remember a murder in the city in over a year.Considering its unfair rep thats not bad.Infact its probably the safest city in Ireland at the moment.
The journal has been pretty good reporting on a lot of the positives in life limerick this year too to be fair
@Catherine. Not singling out the Journal. The media in general like to see Limerick as if its still in the dark days.There is a lot still to be done there but you can almost feel the change in the city.I know stories have to be reported but there seems to be a particular slant put on them when its Limerick.
Well there was a huge water protest in Limerick today, obviously not news worthy.
Yes but there are still reports weekly from the national media about incidents in Limerick that are otherwise ignored when they happen elsewhere. Limerick is by no means perfect but it gets far more attention from the media in proportion to its population.
paddy
last murder in limerick was 3 years ago
Well I do think the journals reporting has been pretty balanced this year . Limerick is a much quiter nicer place these days . I was on Parnell street last night but it must have happened after I left. There is always a strong Garda presence on that street too it has to be said.
Live in Dublin myself, originally from Limerick. New shooting/crash/stabbing/fire every single morning. Every morning. Not one day has the radio not reported an incident.
Fine gael memo
Find a link to Sinn Fein
If you can’t, make one up
No need to make jokes of a woman assaulted
With this level of paranoia the Shinners are clearly very upset this week.
No need to exploit a woman assualted but Inda does!
Women are worse than any fellas for fighting dangerous bitc*es
Enda will be exhausted
lmfao
enda is at her bedside…………….
You find the assault of a woman a suitable topic for “a laugh”? Says much about your misogyny.
ahippo
making things up again……………..oh i forgot, you’re fine gael
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