I can't claim to be an expert on the subject but I've read that Ireland is unique among Western and Central European countries when it comes to tax policy...more lenient,less punitive,lower tax rates,than most.And he *is* an Irish citizen.So his "tax avoidance" (I know that's not exactly what you claimed) might not be any more repugnant than is my driving up the road to New Hampshire (which has no sales tax) to buy a laptop rather than pay a confiscatory sales tax here in Massachusetts.
No, I mean I read that much of U2’s assets are registered in yet another country for purposes of tax avoidance. He once admitted openly that he was a “champagne socialist,” and he is very disarming about admitting his own faults. Rather like Noam Chomsky, he talks about a better world and then candidly admits he doesn’t deserve one. It’s an effective approach, apparently. I don’t even dislike him, personally. I think he’s a great musician, and interesting man, as sincere as his appetites will let him be, and more open-minded than our home-grown liberals. Nevertheless, I think he is misguided, and a wee bit hypocritical.