Former You're A Starcontestant George Murphy was remanded on continuing bail today after appearing in court over an assault charge.
Murphy (19), from Beaumont in Dublin, shot to fame when he finished fourth on the RTÉ talent show in 2004.
Garda Ciaran Murrihy of Ballymun Garda Station requested six weeks to get directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the case. At Dublin District Court today, Murphy's solicitor, Maureen Moynihan, said the adjournment was by consent.
The court has already heard that Garda Murrihy arrested Murphy on December 15th after meeting him by prior arrangement in Ballymun town centre in Dublin.
He was charged with assault causing harm in relation to an incident on October 29th, 2005, at the Oldtown Road in Santry.
A friend of Murphy's, David Cullen (19) from Artane, was also arrested on the same day in Ballymun and charged with assault causing harm over the same incident.
Judge Anne Ryan remanded Murphy and Cullen on continuing bail and ordered them to appear at Dublin District Court on April 19th at 10.30am to await the DPP's direction.
Murphy, who appeared in court with his trademark spiked hair and dressed in a dark suit, left immediately after the hearing with manager Darren Smith.
Mr Smith first spotted the singer while he was working as one of the three judges on the You're A Starprogramme. The singer is promoting his latest single Something Outta Nothing, which was released on March 3rd.