Sister of property developer Paddy says US musician, who has died aged 75, was a huge fan of Connemara

Trina, Billy and Ezra in Ireland

Trina, Billy and Ezra in Ireland

Trina McKillen, the artist and ­sister of property developer ­Paddy McKillen, is in ­mourning following the death of her ­husband, the songwriter Billy ­Steinberg.

Steinberg (75) wrote a string of chart-topping hits including Madonna’s Like a Virgin, Cyndi Lauper’s True Colours, The Bangles’ Eternal Flame, The Pretenders’ I’ll Stand By You and Roy Orbison’s I Drove All Night. He won a Grammy Award in 1997 for his work on Celine Dion’s Falling into You. He died last Monday after a battle with cancer.