A 24-year-old year man has appeared before Bray District Court charged with the murder of Wicklow man Stephen O'Meara.
The body of the 26-year-old was found in a shallow grave during a search of a wooded area at Ballydonnell near Redcross in Wicklow on Christmas Eve.
He had been missing since August.
Michael Dickinson, of no fixed abode, was remanded in custody after a brief hearing this morning to appear in court again on 4 January.
Judge Murrough Connellan recommended that Mr Dickinson be put on protection while in custody.
Detective Sergeant Fergus O'Brien gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
