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    Man charged with murder of Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt in Edenderry house fire

    Murder, assault causing serious harm, arson · Offaly

    Victim: Tadhg Farrell, Irish man, 4 (judged from name)Tadhg FarrellVictim: Mary Holt, Irish woman, 60 (judged from name)Mary HoltVictim: Pauline Holt, Irish woman (judged from name)Pauline HoltSuspect: Michael Dunne, Irish man, 22 (judged from name)Michael Dunne

    On 6 December 2025, a fire at Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly, killed Tadhg Farrell, 4, and Mary Holt, 60, and seriously injured Pauline Holt, Tadhg's grandmother, who was in the house at the time. Michael Dunne, 22, with an address in Co Kildare, had previously been accused of arson in connection with the blaze. On 7 October 2026, Dunne was charged at Tullamore District Court with the murder of Farrell and Holt, assault causing serious harm to Pauline Holt, and an amended endangerment charge alleging he broke the front window and intentionally caused the fire. The DPP directed trial by indictment, no bail application was made, and Dunne was remanded in custody. He is due to appear by video-link before a court appearance on 28 October 2026 when a book of evidence will be served.

    Charged7 Oct

    2 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com