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An artist’s impression shows a cross-section of a revamped Clarence Hotel

There is no "Plan B" for Dublin’s Clarence Hotel, if ambitious plans by owners U2 to extend the building are rejected by planning authorities, guitarist the Edge said yesterday.

And the musician refused to rule out selling the hotel on Wellington Quay if An Bord Pleanala rejects plans to quadruple the size of the hotel, in the process knocking six listed buildings and installing an iconic "skycatcher" on the roof.

Any changes or compromises to the plans would cause the "whole deck of cards to crumple," he said, and, if turned down, both he and co-owner Bono would have to "consider our options."

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