Lord Conyngham enjoys a high profile in Ireland as the author of a weekly column in the '' Irish Daily Mirror '' . He has been dubbed '' the rock and roll aristocrat '' or '' the rock and roll peer '' owing to the very successful series of rock concerts he has hosted since 1981 , held in the natural amphitheatre in the grounds of Slane Castle . These concerts have included performances by The Rolling Stones , Thin Lizzy , Queen , U2 , Bob Dylan , Bruce Springsteen , David Bowie , Guns N ' Roses , Oasis and Madonna . Henry , Lord Conyngham , received the '' Industry Award '' at the 2010 Meteor Awards . In his autobiography '' Public Space – Private Life : A Decade at Slane Castle '' , he described his business career and the challenges of being an Anglo-Irish peer in modern Ireland , and how being Anglo-Irish has gradually become more accepted there
2010 Meteor Awards
2010 Meteor Awards
Henry Mountcharles