Last respects for Edge’s mum and U2’s first roadie

In the early days of U2 when they were still known as The Hype, a mum of the band members used to drive them to gigs in her small car and even help them to unload their gear outside tiny venues.

That woman, mother of the band’s guitar ace The Edge, drove them in her yellow Volkswagen back in the 1970s when they were still teenagers, packing the fledgling band, their guitars and amps into her modest car.

On Saturday, in the north county Dublin suburb of Malahide, The Edge, his two siblings, and his dad Garvin paid tribute to Gwenda Evans, who passed away last week after a short illness.