A former estate agent charged with the murder of his partner’s son is to be served with a book of evidence in five weeks.

A man accused of the murder of his partner’s son, Dean Fitzpatrick, who died following a stabbing last year, has been let out on €15,000 bail.

A 43-year-old man made no reply when he was charged with the murder of his partner Audrey Fitzpatrick’s son, Dean, who died following a stabbing incident last year, a court has heard.