Larry Mullen Jr. musicians to form band." U2 was founded on 25 September 1976 in Mullen's kitchen in Artane. The band, originally consisting of Mullen, Paul "Bono" Hewson, David "The Edge" Evans, his brother Dik Evans, Adam Clayton, and Mullen's friends Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin, was originally known as the "Larry Mullen Band", but the name quickly changed to "Feedback", as that was one of the few musical terms they knew. McCormick and Martin soon left, and the band's name was changed to "The Hype". Just before they won a talent contest in Limerick, Ireland, they changed their name again, for the
Conor Mullen Conor Mullen Conor Mullen (born 1962) is an Irish actor who played Stuart McElroy in "Holby City" and Aidan Dohertry in the 2007 BBC1 drama series "Rough Diamond". He was born in Dublin. Both parents were pharmacists and they had a chemist shop in Terenure. Mullen's first job was as a sales merchandiser for Guinness and later Wrigley chewing gum. Then his father offered him a job. (By that stage, he was selling medical supplies instead of working in the Terenure pharmacy.) In addition to acting, Mullen is also a voice-over artist, voicing many adverts that are heard on Irish