▁( after ▁Edge ) ▁to ▁achieve ▁all ▁three ▁accomplish ments . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Far rel ly ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁in ▁Cab ra , ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁North ▁Great ▁George ' s ▁Street ▁in ▁Dublin ▁city . ▁He ▁speak s ▁fl uent ▁Irish , ▁having ▁attended ▁S co il ▁C ao im hin ▁Primary ▁and ▁Col á iste ▁M hu ire ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁a ▁Ga els co il . ▁During ▁his ▁school ▁years , ▁he ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁Pal estr ina ▁Ch oir ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 ; ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Late ▁Late ▁Show ▁and ▁Live ▁at ▁Three . ▁He ▁played ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁Er in ' s ▁Is le ▁team ▁where ▁once ▁he ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁sports ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁rugby ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁College ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁National ▁Di pl oma . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁Premier ▁League ▁football ▁club ▁Liverpool ▁F . C . ▁since ▁child hood ▁and ▁also ▁supports ▁both ▁rugby ▁union ▁clubs ▁London ▁Irish ▁and ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁rugby ▁league ▁club ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁War riors . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁IT ▁techn ician , ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁security ▁for ▁a ▁night club , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁occasionally ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁body guard ▁for ▁B ono ▁and ▁Larry ▁M ull en , ▁Jr .