ˈɜːlɪɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ ɪn mˈeɪ, jˈuː tˈuː hæd pɚfˈɔːɹmd æɾə jˈɛs kæmpˈeɪn ᵻvˈɛnt səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ðə ɡˈʊd fɹˈaɪdeɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt tʊ ˈɛnd ðə vˈaɪələns ʌvðə tɹˈʌbəlz; ðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wʌz ɐpɹˈuːvd θɹˈiː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ.
Earlier that year in May, U2 had performed at a Yes Campaign event supporting the Good Friday Agreement to end the violence of the Troubles; the agreement was approved three days later.