Apprentice star in firing line over assault charge

TV3 APPRENTICE star Shane Davey faced a bigger challenge than a boardroom showdown with Bill Cullen when he appeared before Dún Laoghaire District Court yesterday on an assault charge.

Mr Davey, who was recently fired from the Irish version of the hit reality TV show, denied a charge of assault in Leopardstown, Co Dublin, last year.

Joyce Ryan claimed he had become involved in a late-night altercation with her husband, David, after they had complained to a group, which included Mr Davey, that one of Mr Davey’s friends was urinating on their jeep outside the Baan Thai restaurant.