From @U2.
Dublin officials have finally come clean about the video shoot last weekend that shut down the Samuel Beckett Bridge: It was a U2 production.
The Sunday Times has this confirmation from the Dublin City Council about what was going on:
Dublin city council has confirmed that the Samuel Beckett bridge was closed to the public last weekend for a U2 video shoot.
A senior official at the council said the bridge was inaccessible for almost all of last Sunday to enable filming on a “U2 project” but members of the rock group were not present.
You may recall the confusion that played out as some security personnel revealed that the video shoot was for U2, while others said it wasn't. Clapper boards on site listed the project name as "Summer Nights," and Mark Romanek's name was listed as director. He's worked with U2 in the past, most recently on the "Invisible" video earlier this year.
Confirmed: That Was a U2 Video Shoot in Dublin Last Weekend