The 46-year-old's body was discovered in the early hours of yesterday morning on the Kilbarrack Road in Raheny.
Stephen Mooney, of Kilbarrack Road, Raheny, appeared before Judge Bryan Smyth this morning.
Detective Sergeant Basil Grimes, of Raheny Garda Station, gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
He told the court that he was charged at 3 o'clock this morning at Clontarf Garda Station.
Dressed in a black hoodie and grey tracksuit bottoms, the accused made no reply to the charge.
Solicitor Phelim O'Neill made an application for legal aid and handed a statement of means into the court.
Judge Bryan Smyth remanded Stephen Mooney in custody to Cloverhill Prison in Dublin.
He will appear again before Cloverhill District Court via videolink next Tuesday.
