McFadden to face court next month over driving offences

FORMER Westlife star Brian McFadden is due before a court in Dublin next month to face criminal prosecution for a number of alleged motoring offences.

The singer did not appear before Balbriggan District Court yesterday, despite the presence of several dozen fans who waited outside the courtroom in the north Dublin town hoping to catch a glimpse of the former pin-up star.

McFadden is charged with careless driving, breaking a 70mph speed limit and driving without reasonable consideration on the M1 motorway at Rowan’s Big, Balbriggan, Co Dublin on September 23, 2003.