2014-10-13 · Dublin
PA who stole €2.8 million from U2 star must await appeal fate
Carol Hawkins, 51, former personal assistant to U2 bassist Adam Clayton, was convicted in 2012 on 181 counts of theft from two of Clayton's Bank of Ireland accounts between 2004 and 2008, amounting to €2,869,274. She used the money to buy and maintain 22 thoroughbred racehorses, a €310,000 New York apartment, holidays, her children's education…