His work with U2 needs no introduction and forms the centrepiece of the exhibition, but he also shot Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy as well as some iconic images of Tom Waits.

Working at the NME, The Face, The Times, The Guardian and The New York Times, Corio's work has been exhibited in New York, Osaka and his native London. His first exhibition in Ireland will include a few U2 shots that haven't been seen before and runs for three weeks.

Rory Gallagher at the Electric Ballroom, Camden, London in 1980 "Growing up I used to try to play along to him but when I saw him play I thought I'd better stick to the photography. He was that good. I always loved him and got to see him four times. The best shots of him are live because that was him. He used to play in Camden a lot and the NME gave him good press at the time.

U2, February 1980 "They hadn't been to England or even signed a deal. We were sent over by the NME and went around the country, ending up in Dublin. They were supporting an Irish showband and no one had come to see them. There was something special about them even then. I went over with Paul Morely who wrote the article. I slept on Adam Clayton's mum's living room floor. We were all about the same age, 20 or so, so there was still that freshness and energy. I was trying to shoot them naturally but Larry was so shy he kept hiding. Adam, of course, was aloof."

Phil Lynott at the Reading rock festival in 1976.

"I was 16 at the time and didn't have a photo pass so I managed to squeeze my way into the backstage area. I knew if I left the area they wouldn't let me back in so I slept under John Peel's Volkswagen mini camper van for three days."

Shane MacGowan in New York, 1992 "I was to interview him at 11am in a French restaurant in London. I got there not expecting to see him but he was there with a bowl of onion soup, a pint of Guinness and a half pint of brandy and a cigarette on the go. It was a spoon of soup, swig of Guinness, swig of brandy, toke of cigarette and back to the soup. Hilarious."