A former business adviser of Adam Clayton has told a trial he recommended that the U2 member remove his personal assistant as a cheque signatory as soon as she had admitted spending some of his money on herself.

The former PA of Adam Clayton, who allegedly stole almost €3m from him, had a credit card limit nearly half as big her shared annual salary, a court has heard.

The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton accused of stealing nearly €3 million from him spent almost €1.5 million on her credit card over a four year period, a court has heard.

The former personal assistant of U2 star Adam Clayton grossly breached his trust when she siphoned €2.8m from his bank accounts, a court has heard.

A former personal assistant of U2’s Adam Clayton earned his trust before being promoted to the role and embezzling €2.8m of his funds, a court heard today.