BONO is being forced to get around in a banger as his loyal chauffeur is on a coronavirus lockdown break.
The U2 frontman borrowed a beat-up Honda from a pal of his son Elijah’s to have at his mansion on Vico Road in Killiney, where he is self-isolating with his family.
A friend of the family said: “Bono usually has access to whatever motors he wants, loves a flash sports car, and has a loyal driver.
“But because he didn’t want the driver – or his own family – exposed to the coronavirus, he has put the chauffeur on leave.
“Knowing Bono, his driver is still on full pay for the next few months as he’s really valuable to him and he’s not the type of man to see anyone close to him go hungry.”
Our exclusive snap shows Bono, 59 – whose cars have included a Maserati – laughing as he takes the black car for a spin to pick up groceries as our source said “even he can’t land a home delivery slot”.
The insider added: “Bono’s having a great time with his loved ones in lockdown as he’s always loved spending time with family.”
The shipment arrived in Dublin Aiport Wednesday after a number of public and private companies came together to source the equipment.
Speaking with RTE about the shipment Emmet Moloney of Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon said: “This entire project was conceived and executed in just ten days.
“We want to support the remarkable people on the front lines of our healthcare services. Avolon is an Irish company. We’re proud and privileged to play our part in that.”
In the shipment, there were 40 ventilators, around 60,000 goggles, 20,0000 face masks and over a million disposable gloves.
