No elevation as U2 fall down rich list

SPARE a thought for poor Bono as he campaigns for the impoverished Third World — for U2 are slipping down the league table of Ireland’s richest folk.

U2 have slipped from 13th to 20th in the space of just a year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List of Ireland’s 250 wealthiest people.

Despite the fall in ranking, in 2007 the four-piece are estimated to be worth €713 million.