Adam Clayton expressed his “absolute astonishment” when it was discovered a €434,000 was spent by his former PA Carol Hawkins on horses and horse expenditure, a court heard.

U2 star Adam Clayton placed his absolute trust in a former personal assistant accused of stealing 2.8 million euro from him, a court has heard.

U2 star Adam Clayton has started to give evidence against his former personal assistant accused of embezzling €2.8m of his funds.

U2 star Adam Clayton’s former personal assistant oversaw payments for the multimillion-euro refurbishment of a number of his luxury homes, a court has heard.

The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton accused of stealing nearly €3m from him owned up to 22 thoroughbred racehorses with her former husband, a court has heard.

The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton accused of stealing nearly €3m from him owned up to 22 thoroughbred race horses with her former husband, 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.

THE horse chestnut is one of the largest flowering trees growing in the temperate zone, often exceeding 30 metres in height with a huge, domed crown.

A PROPOSED waste incinerator will pose a further threat to the health of residents of the Ringsend area of Dublin in a suburb that had already suffered considerable pollution, an oral hearing of the Environmental Protection Agency was told yesterday.