Published Date:
03 February 2010
By John Gillespie
A NEWTOWNABBEY hotel has been used as a location for the new film 'Killing Bono'.
The Chimney Corner Hotel, near Glengormley, was recently used as part of the 'Irish music-based comedy' telling the story of a Dublin band which lived in the shadow of U2 in the late 1970s.
Music journalist Neil McCormick was in the same class as Bono at Mount Temple Comprehensive on Dublin's northside and the movie is based on McCormick's memoirs. It depicts how he and his brother attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
Hotel Manager Monica Quinn told the Times: "It's a good thing for the hotel and we are delighted to have accommodated the film crew."
Read the full story in this week's Times...
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Last Updated:
03 February 2010 2:53 PM
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Location:
Glengormley, NEWTOWN ABBEY
