Comic McSavage faces illegal trading charge

COMEDIAN Dave McSavage was yesterday remanded on continuing bail on a charge of illegal street trading.

Before Dublin District Court under his real name, David Andrews, the 42-year-old Dubliner was given a date for the hearing of the charge against him which arose out of his arrest on Grafton Street on December 15.

A son of former Foreign Affairs Minister David Andrews he was arrested for allegedly selling copies of DVDs of one of his theatre performances without a casual trading licence.