Hardy U2 fans were rewarded with exclusive band goodies after queuing at midnight for the group's new album.
HMV in Dublin's Grafton Street was mobbed by a large crowd hoping to get the first copies of U218.
The album is the first single disc collection to span the band's career from 1980 to 2004.
It features top hits from four decades, including tracks from their back catalogue of albums from Boyto How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
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The first 10 females and the first 10 males in the queue last night got U2 merchandise such as hoodies and baseball caps.
Fans visiting the store last night also had their photographs taken with the famous Macnas U2 heads.