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25-03-00 news EXCLUSIVE
U2's Freedom up in smoke...
In an exclusive interview for showbizireland.com Sean Kenny the former Labour Lord Mayor of Dublin has confirmed that U2 (who received the Freedom of Dublin City on the 18th of March) were originally nominated in 1991 by him for the Freedom of the City honour.

Kenny also claims that it was Fianna Fail who objected to the band getting the honour. "I did nominate U2 in 1991 but Fianna Fail objected and we needed an unanimous vote. So they missed out." However, showbizireland.com has learned from sources close to the council that the band may have missed the honour due to stories at the time relating to band member Adam Clayton and an alleged drug incident. "One of the band at the time were involved with something to do with drugs and Fianna Fail objected due to this." The source claimed.

A number of Fianna Fail members on the council at the time have told showbizireland.com they had no recollection of U2 ever being nominated officially. Speaking about the incident in The Sunday Independent newspaper U2 member The Edge explained that the band has heard they were being considered for the honour but some how it never worked out.

"We were told the band we're being considered for the Freedom of the city. It's just something that got back to us. But, that's all we heard about it until now. We were probably speaking out about something at the time anyway and their was talk that someone had objected. We are just really honoured to have got it now."