# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DduhTvQD7rx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70932453-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-25T22:22:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Exactly 50 years after they formed, U2 returned to Dublin to play a gig at the school where they met.
 
The pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive may not have been born when U2 were the world’s biggest band, but they gave them a hero's welcome, waving signs that said, “I love U2“, “It’s a beautiful day - no school”, and, “Bono, my mum says hi!”

As he looked out from the same stage where U2 made their debut in 1976, Bono became emotional.

“Thanks for, er… Yeah... I didn’t… Wow,” said the frontman, temporarily lost for words.

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#U2 #Dublin #BBCNews

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