Photos: Bono and more on giant painted eggs for The Big Egg Hunt in Dublin

Why is Bono painted onto a huge egg? 

It's part of Dublin's Big Egg Hunt  - the biggest Easter Egg hunt ever to happen in Ireland.

Presented by Lily O'Brien's chocolates, over 100 fibre glass eggs will be located around Dublin from Tuesday 12 February for 40 days and 40 nights, each one decorated by well known artisans and celebrities. 

Well known names decorating the eggs include Guggi, Graham Knuttel, John Rocha, Rick O'Shea, Diarmuid Gavin, Derry Clarke, The Strypes and Joe Duffy. 

The locations of the eggs won't be revealed - the public will be allowed find the two and half foot eggs themselves.  

There are prizes to be had too - part of the treasure hunt is to find twenty eggs, each with a code allowing the finder to enter for a grand family prize - diamond pendant earrings, a chocolate factory visit for kids and a year's supply of chocolate from Lily O Briens.

Jordi Fornie with his Egg.

It's all in aid of the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation.  An online auction will begin on February 12 ending in a live auction at Dublin's Four Seasons Hotel on March 23. Anyone can buy one of the hand crafted eggs, destined to become highly collectible and valuable works of art and genuine talking points.

Some of the eggs by Irish artists have already been painted and are shared on the Big Egg Hunt Dublin Facebook Page .

Here's a video of Irish artist Paul D'Arcy painting his egg.

Celestial Waltz by Paul D'Arcy

By Graham Knuttel

All things Bright and Beautiful by Barbara Barrett

Egbert by Christopher Banahan

Childen of the Revolution by Joe Duffy (unfinished)

Egg Scramble by Norin Dodd

Aspirations by Lynda Cookson

By John Nolan

By David Fox

By Dave Spillane

From March 15 to 23, all eggs will be displayed in a single location, like in Covent Garden above.

Below is a list of participating artists  - you can find out more on the website, follow on twitter  and like on Facebook .

• Adrienne Finnerty
  
• Alan Bennett
  
• Amanda Pratt
  
•  Ayelet Lawlor
  
• Irene Uhlemann
  
• Barbara Barrett
  
• Barry McCall
  
• Brenda Fitzgerald
  
• Bronagh Gallagher
  
• Carmel Mannion
  
• Catherine Ryan
  
• Cathy Hayes
  
• Chris Banahan
  
• Claire McCluskey
  
• Colin O’ Neill
  
• Colm Macathlaoich
  
• Cora Murphy
  
• Damien Redmond
  
• Dave Spillane
  
• David Uda
  
• Debbie Lush
  
• Deborah Donnelly
  
• Deirdre Keohane
  
• Derry Clarke
  
• Diarmuid Gavin
  
• Eoin O’ Connor
  
• Eugene Magowan
  
• FINK
  
• Frank O’ Dea
  
• Gavin Friday
  
• Gavin McCrea
  
• Graham Knuttel
  
• Grainne Brady
  
• Guggi
  
•  David Fox
  
• James Hayes
  
• Joby Hickey
  
• Joe Duffy
  
• John Nolan
  
• John Rocha
  
• Jordi Fornies
  
• Karen McSweeney
  
• Karen Wilson
  
• Kate Bendell
  
• Kevin Dundon
  
• Lainey Keogh
  
• Lorraine Whelan
  
• Louise Kennedy
  
• Lynda Cookson
  
• Margaret Egan
  
• Maria O’ Donovan
  
• Martin Gale
  
• Marty Kelly
  
• Michael Dillon
  
• Morgan
  
• Niall O’ Loughlin
  
• Niamh O’ Connor
  

• Nick Munier
  
• Nicky Hooper
  
• Noirin Dodd
  
• Orla De Brí
  
• Pamela De Brí
  
• Paolo Tullio
  
• Patricia Murphy
  
• Patrick O’ Reilly
  
• Paul D’ Arcy
  
• Paul Quast
  
• Pauline Byrne
  
• Phelim Egan
  
• Rani Sheilagh
  
• Rasher
  
• Rob Crane
  
• Robert Ballagh
  
• Ross Stewart
  
• Ruby Staunton
  
• Ruthie Ashenhurst
  
• Sally O’ Sullivan
  
• Sasha Sykes
  
• Sinead Considine
  
• Suzy O’ Mullane
  
• The Strypes
  
• Thelma Mansfield
  
• Vanessa Scott-Hayward
  
• Vincent Devine