Beautiful day as U2's The Edge becomes an Irish citizen 

The Edge, David Howell Evans, celebrating with fellow citizens after they received Irish citizenship at Gleneagle Killarney on Monday. He said: 'I moved to Ireland with my parents as a baby, so it’s not a stretch to say that this is long overdue! I have always felt Irish, Ireland will always be home to me and I’m so grateful for that.' Picture: Don MacMonagle

It was a beautiful day for U2 guitarist The Edge, who finally became an Irish citizen after a lifetime representing the country on the global stage. 

David Howell Evans, 63, famously known as The Edge, was born in Essex and is the child of Welsh parents, but has lived in Ireland since he was a one-year-old.