Furious fan protests at U2 tax status

THERE was a rattle and hum yesterday as a furious U2 fan crushed the band’s entire back catalogue in protest at their tax status.

Green Party local election candidate Mick Murphy drove his 4x4 over all of his collection of U2 albums, smashing them beyond recognition.

In 2006, the band moved part of its business out of Ireland to the Netherlands to ease its tax burden.