The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton has been jailed for seven years after she was found guilty of stealing nearly €3m from his bank accounts.

Adam Clayton has denied he asked his former personal assistant to buy things on her credit card to preserve the credit limit on his.

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.