Bono wants us all in global choir, but how do we find the right note?

AS THE sky grew dark over Croke Park on Monday night it all became clear.

This was more than a brilliant rock concert. It was a powerful political and cultural gathering. Over four days Bono and his associates had reached well over 200,000 people with a message about humanity and the way people should treat each other. Some might say that’s not rock, it’s gospel.

On Saturday night Bono noted the presence of Bertie Ahern and challenged him to make good on a broken promise - to reach a target of 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid by 2007. On Monday night, he welcomed Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and thanked him for his work to cancel Third World debt. Africa was a constant theme.