Stylist threatened to sue U2 twice before

A FORMER employee of U2 threatened to sue them twice before her current defamation case against the band.

Dublin Circuit Civil Court heard that Lola Cashman, a stylist hired by the band to work on their image during the 1987 Joshua Tree tour, had left their employment under a cloud shortly after the tour ended.

She first threatened action after deductions were made from her final wage packet for disputed expenses claims for car hire and use of the mini-bar in the Shelbourne Hotel which were considered unrelated to her work.