Róisín Ingle
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7,108 appearances
22 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard yesterday
Róisín Ingle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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After Mary died, his father stopped trying to force him into the more academic institutions and let him go to the newly opened comprehensive.
Larry said of Mary's death, it was very traumatic for everybody.
I think my father gave up pushing me after that.
I was sent to Mount Temple.
My father had just backed off.
The teachers of Mount Temple feature a lot in this series.
The band has generously acknowledged them down through the years, but until now, their voices and their memories have mostly remained unheard.
That's the voice of Sophie Shirley, who taught religious education at the school.
She's 80 now, a warm, empathic woman who has fond memories of the school and her students, not just the ones who went on to become famous.
She has astonishing levels of recall and still remembers where each member of U2 sat in her class.
She now lives an hour and a half drive from Dublin, but was eager to return to Mount Temple for the first time in almost five decades.
In one particular class, as she talked about God's plans for everybody, she vividly remembers hearing from Larry, who was not usually known to speak up in lessons.
I got goosebumps when I heard Sophie say that, sitting in Mount Temple, just yards away from the classroom where this exchange took place.
It felt as though she'd unknowingly given young Larry permission to pursue his dream.
All we know for sure is that sometime after that, Larry went to see one of the music teachers, Colin McKenzie.
Larry has always said it was his dad who had the idea to put up the notice.
Father and son didn't always see eye to eye, but Larry said that his dad probably thought, OK, the kid wants to play drums.
How do I help him survive and navigate this?
Larry Mullen Sr.
wasn't the only one trying to help Larry Jr.
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