U2 faces setback with its planned Ireland skyscraper

U2 hopes to build a skyscraper in its native Ireland, but the band has started facing some setbacks. According to AFP, the band has just received word from Ireland's National Trust that the proposed Dublin building must receive "proper public consultation." More specifically, there are complaints that the "environmental impact of the U2 Tower" hasn't been taken into account.

Construction plans for the proposed biggest building in the country include a huge studio for the band, and the entire project is expected to cost $291 million. Ian Lumley, an officer for the country's National Trust, added, "There is a sense of it being done in a far too behind-the-scenes manner."

Meanwhile, U2 has been hard at work on its next studio album, the follow up to 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The members recorded some of the set in Morocco this year.
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