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06 Sept 2025

A special 2019 St Patrick's weekend guest: Keenan's of Tarmonbarry welcomes U2 front man Bono

A special St Patrick's weekend guest: Keenan's of Tarmonbarry welcomes U2 front man Bono

U2 front man Bono pictured with Annette and Barry Keenan

Keenan's hotel bar and restaurant in the picturesque village of Tarmonbarry welcomed a very special 2019 St Patrick's weekend guest, U2 front man, the legendary Bono.

Bono posed for a photograph with Annette and Barry Keenan outside their award winning boutique hotel and restaurant, located on the Longford/Roscommon border on the banks of the River Shannon. 

Unfortunately, 2020 is a much different story for local pubs and restaurants owing to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. 

A trip down memory lane: WATCH | A march down memory lane to St Patrick's Day in Longford 1977

A trip down memory lane: WATCH: Looking back on Longford's 1986 St Patrick's Day Parade

Some St Patrick's Day comedy: WATCH | We all need a lift on St Patrick's Day: Longford's Jimmy Jests makes the most of staying in

 

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