U2 veteran The Edge has described a “monumental day” after becoming an Irish citizen. David Howell Evans, 63, was born in Essex in England to Welsh parents, but his family moved to Ireland when he was ...

The four members of U2 are among the world's most famous Irishmen, but until this week only three of them were legally Irish. Guitarist David Howell Evans, known as The Edge, was born in Essex in ...

I am just so happy to be at this point to be in even deeper connection with my homeland,” he shared after the ceremony.

U2 guitarist the Edge has been granted Irish citizenship after living in Ireland for over 60 years. The musician moved from Essex at one years old.

The Edge, the U2 guitarist known for his omnipresent black beanie and his chiming, echoey sound, became an Irish citizen this week. It only took him 62 years.

After living in Ireland for 62 years, U2's guitarist The Edge, 63, became an Irish citizen on Monday.

With U2's The Edge growing up in Ireland, the famed musician finally became a citizen after waiting six decades.

The Edge, aka U2 guitarist David Howell Evans, has been publicly associated with Ireland for close to five decades. He and his Welsh parents moved to the Emerald Isle from his birthplace of Essex ...

U2 guitarist The Edge hails ‘monumental day’ as he becomes Irish citizen David Howell Evans, known as The Edge, was born in England but lived in Ireland since the age of one.

U2 guitarist The Edge became an Irish citizen on Monday, June 23, after living in Ireland for 62 years. The band, made up of Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., was formed in Dublin in 1976.