Ireland Gardaí appeal for information in Kyran Durnin murder investigation
Gardaí are investigating the disappearance of Kyran Durnin, a boy who would now be eight, who was last seen on or about 28 August 2024 and was reported missing with his mother on 30 August 2024 in Dundalk, Co Louth. On 21 October 2024 gardaí took possession of a private house on Emer Terrace, Dundalk, under a search warrant, and the house, garden and adjoining open ground are being searched and examined technically and forensically; the house was Kyran's family home until May 2024. A murder investigation has been commenced under a Senior Investigation Officer at Drogheda Garda Station, gardaí now presume Kyran is dead, and his mother has been located alive, though no arrest or suspect has been named in the sources. On 23 October 2024 Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern gave an update at Dundalk Garda Station and renewed a public appeal for information.
- Reported22 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Kyran Durnin, a boy who would now be eight years old, is missing and presumed dead, according to gardaí.
- When
- Kyran was last seen on or about 28 August 2024 and was reported missing with his mother on 30 August 2024.
- Where
- Kyran attended a local national school in Dundalk up to about the end of the 2021/2022 school year.
- The house on Emer Terrace, Dundalk, was Kyran's family home for a period of years up to May 2024.
- Investigation
- Gardaí took possession of a private house on Emer Terrace, Dundalk, under a search warrant on 21 October 2024.
- The house, garden and adjoining open ground are being searched and subjected to technical and forensic examinations.
- A murder investigation has been commenced under a Senior Investigation Officer based at an incident room in Drogheda Garda Station.
- Gardaí have identified the whereabouts of Kyran's mother, who has been located alive.
- Gardaí have been unable to locate Kyran or find evidence that he is currently alive.
- On 23 October 2024 Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern gave an update at Dundalk Garda Station, said gardaí want to discover where Kyran is and what happened to him, and appealed to the public for information.
- Other details
- Tusla is co-operating and assisting fully with the murder investigation.
- Gardaí say the current tenants of the Emer Terrace house are not connected with Kyran or his disappearance.
- No arrest or suspect has been named in the sources.
38 statements extracted from the articles
- whatKyran Durnin is missing and presumed dead, according to gardaí. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatKyran was a student at a local national school in Dundalk up to about the end of the 2021/2022 primary school year. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatGardaí want to find out what happened to Kyran Durnin. (rte.ie)
- whatGardaí want to discover where Kyran is. (rte.ie)
- whereGardaí searched a house in the Emer Terrace area of Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereKyran was a student in a local national school in Dundalk up to about the end of the 2021/2022 primary school year. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereGardaí took possession of a private house on Emer Terrace, Dundalk, under a search warrant on 21 October 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereGardaí are searching a house in the Emer Terrace area of Dundalk in the Kyran Durnin disappearance case. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe briefing was held at Dundalk Garda Station. (rte.ie)
- whenKyran was reported missing with his mother on 30 August 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenKyran was last seen on or about 28 August 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenKyran was reported missing along with his mother on 30 August 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenKyran was reported missing with his mother on 30 August 2024 and was last seen on or about 28 August 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe article was updated on Wednesday 23 October 2024. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí were searching a home in connection with Kyran Durnin. (extra.ie)
- investigationGardaí took possession of a private house on Emer Terrace under a search warrant. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe house and the garden and adjoining open ground were to be searched and subjected to technical and forensic examinations. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationA murder investigation was commenced under a Senior Investigation Officer based at an incident room in Drogheda Garda Station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí are working with other state agencies, including TUSLA, on the murder investigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe house, garden and adjoining open ground are being searched and subjected to technical and forensic examinations. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí now believe Kyran is missing, presumed dead. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationA murder investigation has been commenced under a Senior Investigation Officer based at an incident room at Drogheda Garda Station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí have identified the whereabouts of Kyran's mother. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí are liaising with other state agencies, including TUSLA, which is assisting the murder investigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí had taken possession of the house under a search warrant on 21 October 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe house, garden and adjoining open ground are to be searched and subjected to technical and forensic examinations. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí believe Kyran is missing, presumed dead. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationA murder investigation has been commenced under a Senior Investigation Officer based at an incident room in Drogheda Garda Station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationTusla is co-operating and assisting fully with the murder investigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí have been unable to locate Kyran or find evidence that he is currently alive. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationChief Superintendent Alan McGovern gave an update on the murder investigation. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed to the public for information. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí continue to appeal to anyone with information about Kyran's disappearance to contact investigating gardaí. (rte.ie)
- otherThe tenants of the home are described as having no connection to the case. (extra.ie)
- otherThe house was Kyran's family home for a period of years up to May 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherGardaí said the current tenants of the house are not connected with Kyran or his disappearance. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherGardaí appeal to anyone with information about Kyran's disappearance to contact investigating gardaí. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherGardaí say the current tenants of the house are not connected to Kyran or his disappearance. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Oct2024Watch: 'We want to discover what happened to Kyran'
Adds a press briefing by Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern in Dundalk, a renewed public appeal for information, and a statement that Tusla is co-operating with the investigation.
victim, Kyran Durnin, irish (judged from name)Kyran Durnin - 22 Oct2024Dundalk gardai search Emer Terrace house in connection with Kyran Durnin case
Adds that gardaí took possession of the Emer Terrace house under a search warrant on 21 October 2024 and began searches on 22 October, that the house was Kyran's family home until May 2024, that Kyran attended a local national school until about the end of the 2021/2022 school year, that gardaí are liaising with Tusla, and that a murder investigation is run by an SIO from an incident room at Drogheda Garda Station.
victim, Kyran Durnin, 8, irish (judged from name)Kyran Durnin - 22 Oct2024Gardaí issue heartbreaking statement amid Dundalk search for missing boy Kyran Durnin
Adds that gardaí took possession of the Emer Terrace house under a search warrant on 21 October 2024 and began technical and forensic searches of the house, garden and adjoining open ground. Adds that a murder investigation has been commenced under a Senior Investigation Officer at Drogheda Garda Station, that gardaí have identified the whereabouts of Kyran's mother, and that TUSLA is assisting the investigation.
victim, Kyran Durnin, 8, male, irish (judged from name)Kyran Durnin - 22 Oct2024Chief Superintendent makes appeal for information on Kyran Durnin case outside Dundalk Garda Station
Reports the Emer Terrace, Dundalk house search under a search warrant, the presumption that Kyran is dead, the murder investigation run from Drogheda Garda Station, and a public appeal for information. No arrest or suspect is named.
victim, Kyran Durnin, 8, irish (judged from name)Kyran Durnin - 22 Oct2024Tenants in home where Gardai searching for Kyran Durnin 'have no connection' to case
Only the headline is readable. It says the tenants of the home being searched have no connection to the Kyran Durnin case. The body contains no details.
victim, Kyran Durnin, irish (judged from name)Kyran Durnin