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| Kyran Durnin: New search for missing six-year-old schoolboy | Kyran Durnin: New search for missing six-year-old schoolboy |
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| Kyran Durnin is believed to have been murdered more than two years ago when he was six years old | Kyran Durnin is believed to have been murdered more than two years ago when he was six years old |
| A house in Drogheda, County Louth, is being searched as part of the investigation into the suspected murder of a six-year-old boy who disappeared more than two years ago. | |
| Kyran Durnin was reported missing at the end of last summer but gardaí (Irish police) believe he may have been killed more than two years earlier. | |
| They began a murder investigation in October, saying they were treating Kyran as missing, presumed dead. | They began a murder investigation in October, saying they were treating Kyran as missing, presumed dead. |
| That same month they carried out a dig at his former family home in Emer Terrace, Dundalk, but there was no sign of his body. | |
| On Wednesday, a white cordon was erected around a house on Hand Street in Drogheda. | |
| Officers from the Garda Technical Bureau began a forensic examination of the property, including the rear garden. | |
| A mini-digger is being used to excavate land. | |
| Gardaí are searching a house on Hand Street in Drogheda | |
| Kyran was originally reported missing alongside his mother, Dayla Durnin, in August 2024. | Kyran was originally reported missing alongside his mother, Dayla Durnin, in August 2024. |
| One of Kyran's grandmothers claimed she had last seen them in her home in Drogheda and, at that time, she appealed for her daughter Dayla to contact her. | One of Kyran's grandmothers claimed she had last seen them in her home in Drogheda and, at that time, she appealed for her daughter Dayla to contact her. |
| Dayla was later found alive in Great Britain without Kyran. | Dayla was later found alive in Great Britain without Kyran. |
| Gardaí investigating the schoolboy's disappearance have made two arrests during the course of their inquiry so far. | Gardaí investigating the schoolboy's disappearance have made two arrests during the course of their inquiry so far. |
| A man and a woman were arrested two days apart in mid-December but they were both released without charge within a day of being detained. | A man and a woman were arrested two days apart in mid-December but they were both released without charge within a day of being detained. |
| The man, who was arrested on suspicion of Kyran's murder, was found dead at his home in Drogheda just days after his release from custody. | The man, who was arrested on suspicion of Kyran's murder, was found dead at his home in Drogheda just days after his release from custody. |
| He was named locally as 36-year-old Anthony Maguire. | He was named locally as 36-year-old Anthony Maguire. |
| Warning over 'misinformed' speculation | Warning over 'misinformed' speculation |
| Kyran lived with his family in Dundalk for a time but they later moved to Drogheda | Kyran lived with his family in Dundalk for a time but they later moved to Drogheda |
| Confirming the latest search at a "domestic residence" in Drogheda, gardaí said they were "aware of ongoing extensive public commentary" on their investigation. | Confirming the latest search at a "domestic residence" in Drogheda, gardaí said they were "aware of ongoing extensive public commentary" on their investigation. |
| They warned that most of the speculation, rumours and theories on what may have happened to Kyran was "inaccurate and misinformed". | They warned that most of the speculation, rumours and theories on what may have happened to Kyran was "inaccurate and misinformed". |
| "Such ill-informed public commentary is not only disruptive to the Garda investigations but also adds to the trauma experienced by victims families," they added. | "Such ill-informed public commentary is not only disruptive to the Garda investigations but also adds to the trauma experienced by victims families," they added. |
| A property in Drogheda, County Louth, is being searched as part of the investigation | A property in Drogheda, County Louth, is being searched as part of the investigation |
| Area cordoned off as police searches continue | Area cordoned off as police searches continue |
| by Kevin Sharkey, BBC News NI Dublin reporter, at the scene | by Kevin Sharkey, BBC News NI Dublin reporter, at the scene |
| A Garda van and car are parked close to the house which is along a narrow residential street. | A Garda van and car are parked close to the house which is along a narrow residential street. |
| The area immediately around the house is cordoned off. | The area immediately around the house is cordoned off. |
| Gardaí are conducting their initial searches here out of public view. | Gardaí are conducting their initial searches here out of public view. |
| It's an old-style residential area with TV aerials on most of the rooftops and electrical and telephone wires criss-crossing the street. | It's an old-style residential area with TV aerials on most of the rooftops and electrical and telephone wires criss-crossing the street. |
| While gardaí conduct their searches inside the house, local people are going about their normal daily business and mostly keeping their thoughts about this latest development to themselves. | While gardaí conduct their searches inside the house, local people are going about their normal daily business and mostly keeping their thoughts about this latest development to themselves. |
| Supposed move to Northern Ireland | Supposed move to Northern Ireland |
| Gardaí are conducting their initial searches out of public view | Gardaí are conducting their initial searches out of public view |
| Kyran had been a pupil at the national [primary] school near his home in Dundalk until the summer of 2022. | Kyran had been a pupil at the national [primary] school near his home in Dundalk until the summer of 2022. |
| He did not return to class after the summer holidays and it is understood authorities were told he was moving to Northern Ireland and to a new school in Newry. | He did not return to class after the summer holidays and it is understood authorities were told he was moving to Northern Ireland and to a new school in Newry. |
| Tusla, the Irish state agency responsible for child welfare and protection, said it received no referrals or concern about Kyran's attendance or educational welfare between 2022 and 2024. | Tusla, the Irish state agency responsible for child welfare and protection, said it received no referrals or concern about Kyran's attendance or educational welfare between 2022 and 2024. |
| In December, two houses were searched in Drogheda. One of the searches involved the use of a cadaver dog. | In December, two houses were searched in Drogheda. One of the searches involved the use of a cadaver dog. |
| The results of the searches were not made public. | The results of the searches were not made public. |
| The Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, previously said he had never seen a case like this in his 40-year career in policing on both sides of the border. | The Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, previously said he had never seen a case like this in his 40-year career in policing on both sides of the border. |
| Timeline of Kyran's disappearance | Timeline of Kyran's disappearance |
| Kyran is believed to have been last seen alive in the summer of 2022 | Kyran is believed to have been last seen alive in the summer of 2022 |
| 2021-2022 - Kyran attends a national [primary] school near his home in Dundalk, but does not return to the school after the 2022 summer holidays. | 2021-2022 - Kyran attends a national [primary] school near his home in Dundalk, but does not return to the school after the 2022 summer holidays. |
| May 2024 - Kyran's family move out of their home in Emer Terrace in Dundalk, where they had been living for a number of years. | May 2024 - Kyran's family move out of their home in Emer Terrace in Dundalk, where they had been living for a number of years. |
| Unknown date in August 2024 - Tusla, the Irish state agency responsible for child protection, alerts gardaí about "a significant concern about Kyran". | Unknown date in August 2024 - Tusla, the Irish state agency responsible for child protection, alerts gardaí about "a significant concern about Kyran". |
| 30 August 2024 - Kyran and his 24-year-old mother Dayla Durnin are reported missing from their home in Drogheda. | 30 August 2024 - Kyran and his 24-year-old mother Dayla Durnin are reported missing from their home in Drogheda. |
| 4 September 2024 - Gardaí issue a public missing persons appeal, seeking help to find Dayla and Kyran. | 4 September 2024 - Gardaí issue a public missing persons appeal, seeking help to find Dayla and Kyran. |
| 16 October 2024 - Gardaí say they now believe that "Kyran is missing, presumed dead" and they confirm they have begun a murder inquiry. | 16 October 2024 - Gardaí say they now believe that "Kyran is missing, presumed dead" and they confirm they have begun a murder inquiry. |
| 22 October 2024 - Kyran's former family home and garden in Emer Terrace, Dundalk, is searched by forensic investigators, as well as nearby open ground. | 22 October 2024 - Kyran's former family home and garden in Emer Terrace, Dundalk, is searched by forensic investigators, as well as nearby open ground. |
| 24 October 2024 - the Dundalk search ends, with gardaí adding that the results of the search are not being released for operational purposes. | 24 October 2024 - the Dundalk search ends, with gardaí adding that the results of the search are not being released for operational purposes. |
| 31 October 2024 - Tusla declines to publicly release its review of its interactions with Kyran's family, adding information it held on him was lost in a cyber attack. | 31 October 2024 - Tusla declines to publicly release its review of its interactions with Kyran's family, adding information it held on him was lost in a cyber attack. |
| 10 December 2024 - A woman is arrested by gardaí investigating Kyran's disappearance and murder but is released without charge the following day. | 10 December 2024 - A woman is arrested by gardaí investigating Kyran's disappearance and murder but is released without charge the following day. |
| 12 December 2024 - Two houses in Drogheda are searched and a man is arrested on suspicion of Kyran's murder, but he too is released without charge the next day. | 12 December 2024 - Two houses in Drogheda are searched and a man is arrested on suspicion of Kyran's murder, but he too is released without charge the next day. |
| 17 December 2024 - The man who had been arrested and released - named locally as 36-year-old Anthony Maguire - is found dead at his home in Drogheda. | 17 December 2024 - The man who had been arrested and released - named locally as 36-year-old Anthony Maguire - is found dead at his home in Drogheda. |
| 26 February 2024 - Gardaí begin a forensic search at a "domestic residence" in Drogheda. | 26 February 2024 - Gardaí begin a forensic search at a "domestic residence" in Drogheda. |