Maloney, 32, appeared at Letterkenny District Court by videolink from Castlerea Prison.

Mr McCahill – who was named Donegal Person of the Year in 2016 – died after an assault in his Ardara home earlier this week.

The accused, a popular musician with more than 15 million streams on Spotify, was handcuffed when brought into Letterkenny Courthouse flanked by detectives.