A 21-year-old man charged in connection with the death of another man in Limerick city over the weekend has been remanded in custody at the District Court today.
David Bridgeman of O'Malley Park in Southill was charged with the murder of Charlie Molloy (36) at John Carew Park in Southill.
The court heard he made no reply when charged.
He has been remanded to appear before the court again on Wednesday.
Molloy died just yards from his home on Saturday night after he was assaulted with a blunt weapon which gardaí believe may have been a hammer.
He was a convicted killer who served two jail sentences arising from the deaths of a young child and a 60-year-old man.
The man due in court this morning presented himself to Roxboro Garda station yesterday afternoon.
Mr Molloy was not married and had been living with his mother in Southill since his release from prison last year.
He served five years in jail for the serious assault of a Co Tipperary butcher, Peter O'Sullivan, who died on March 14th, 2001, following injuries sustained in an incident in December 2000.
Mr Molloy had initially been charged with manslaughter, but he was later convicted at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court of assaulting Mr O'Sullivan, causing serious harm.