An 18-year-old man has appeared before a special sitting of Waterford District Court in connection with a fatal stabbing last summer.

Dean Kerrie, with an address in Portarlington, Co Laois, was charged with the murder of 25-year-old Jack Power in Dunmore East.

Jack Power a fisherman from Brownstown in Dunmore East, was found with a stab wound at Shanakiel, in Dunmore East in the early hours of the 26th of July last year.

He was brought to University Hospital Waterford where he died a short time later.

At Waterford District Court this evening Detective Sergeant Donal Donoghue gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.

The accused, Dean Kerrie, who turned 18 two days ago, was formally arrested in Portarlington, Co Laois this afternoon, he made no reply to the charge.

He appeared in court wearing a blue shirt and navy trousers.

Judge Kevin Staunton remanded him in custody to appear before Waterford District Court next Tuesday.

Kerrie was granted free legal aid and Judge Staunton recommended he receive all medical attention deemed necessary.