The article recounts an anecdote told by Shane MacGowan about living at U2 singer Bono’s Dublin home, where he said he exposed himself to passing trains in the hope that passengers would think Bono was responsible. It presents the story as an example of the Pogues frontman’s notorious, unruly public persona and Bono’s reported patience with him.

MacGowan said the home overlooked a railway line and Dublin Bay, and that Bono had installed a glass roof and wall. His partner, Victoria Mary Clarke, said police were repeatedly called after MacGowan set off the alarm, and that Bono eventually asked the couple to leave. The article also notes MacGowan’s reflections on The Pogues’ early success and the 2022 publication and London exhibition of his artwork and writing collection.