Susan Boyle’s U2 Connection

Irish Central has reported that Britain’s Got Talent finalist (and multi-million selling singer) Susan Boyle has as her financial manager Ossie Kilkenny, who formerly managed U2’s finances until the late-90s.

As studious U2 fans might recall, Kilkenny’s departure wasn’t exactly a friendly one.

Where this gets interesting, as Irish Central is reporting, is that recently, Gerry Boyle (Susan’s brother) contacted Paul McGuinness to ask him his opinion on Kilkenny as they felt their sister’s financial dealings weren’t quite right. The letter to McGuinness and his response reads:

‘Recently, we received a call from **** ****** [the businessman who had tipped them off about Ossie Kilkenny], which indicated that our sister’s “management team” and in particular Mr Ossie Kilkenny were not the ideal people to be in charge of Susan’s affairs.

‘I wonder, therefore, with this is in mind, if you can provide any information in relation to Mr Kilkenny’s past affairs with Bono and U2, as we are naturally concerned as to what is being described.’

Two days later he received a reply from McGuinness. It was short and left no doubt about what McGuinness thought of Ossie Kilkenny, who parted company U2 in the late Nineties.

‘Dear Gerry Boyle,’ he wrote. ‘My late mother used to advise me that if I had nothing good to say about someone, to say nothing. I always take her advice in respect of Mr Kilkenny. I have nothing to say about him.’
The email concluded: ‘I hope your sister has her own lawyer.

The rest of the story on Irish Central goes on to quote further correspondence between family members and those backing Kilkenny. It’s messy to say the least.

That said, it sort takes the pressure off of Bono being called the “worst investor in America.”

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