{"id":236325,"date":"2025-12-16T20:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/236325\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:48:22","slug":"bono-doppelganger-turns-heads-at-opening-of-new-south-dublin-dominos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/236325\/","title":{"rendered":"Bono doppelg\u00e4nger turns heads at opening of new south Dublin Domino&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The look-alike superstar spent the day belting out U2 classics, posing for selfies, and handing out free pizza slices to commuters at Killiney Dart Station<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Bono-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Bono\u2019 spotted as Domino\u2019s opens new store&#10;\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>\u2018Bono\u2019 spotted as Domino\u2019s opens new store<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">South Dubliners did a double-take on Monday as rock legend \u2018Bono\u2019 flew in for the opening of a new <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dominos-pizza\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Domino&#8217;s store in Ballybrack.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But fans didn\u2019t find what they were looking for &#8211; because it wasn\u2019t actually the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/bono\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">U2 frontman<\/a> at all, but world-renowned Bono doppelg\u00e4nger Pavel Sfera, who flew in especially from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The look-alike superstar spent the day belting out U2 classics, posing for selfies, and handing out free pizza slices to commuters at Killiney Dart Station &#8211; not far from the real Bono\u2019s Killiney home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf Domino\u2019s can\u2019t get the real Bono, we\u2019ll happily take the next best thing,\u201d quipped Eoin Corrigan, Head of Marketing at Domino\u2019s. \u201cPavel had everyone singing, smiling and grabbing a free slice. It\u2019s definitely a Beautiful Day to open in Ballybrack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Pavel Sfera, who has performed as Bono all over the world, said: \u201cAny day you get to sing U2 tunes and give people pizza is a Monday Bloody Monday well spent. And I\u2019m honoured to welcome Domino\u2019s to Bono\u2019s backyard, even if I\u2019m only the tribute act!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The new Ballybrack store opened today (Dec 15th) at noon and to celebrate, Domino\u2019s is offering hungry customers any size pizza for \u20ac13.99 (collection only. Order online, from the Domino\u2019s app, and instore). 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