Ireland Crime

New details on Kyran Durnin's early life (looked after by a relative as a toddler), confirmation that suspect Anthony Maguire died by suicide after denying involvement, and gardaí's plans to make further arrests and resume body searches.

New details on the chief person of interest's attempted flight via Holyhead, her 24-hour questioning at Balbriggan, her changing her account of last seeing Kyran, her blaming Anthony Maguire, Gardaí's belief the child died in the weeks after May 2022, confirmation of other suspects yet to be arrested, and new images of Kyran provided to the investigation team.

New details on the chief person of interest: she booked a Dublin-to-Holyhead ferry to flee after being questioned, had been living in East Anglia, changed her account of when she last saw Kyran, and blamed Anthony Maguire. Gardaí confirm they are investigating a murder but cannot rule out accident, believe he died in the weeks after May 2022, and say other suspects remain unarrested.

Gardaí released last known photographs of Kyran taken in June 2022; confirms a man in his 30s arrested on suspicion of murder was found dead at a house in Drogheda; a woman was also arrested; three domestic properties and adjoining lands were searched.

Gardaí released new photos of Kyran taken in June 2022 and renewed their public appeal. Confirms a woman and a man have been arrested on suspicion of murder and three domestic residences and adjoining lands have been searched. Investigation team is based at an incident room at Drogheda Garda Station.

Adds details about Maguire's death, his notes concerning his own children, his denial of involvement during questioning, his fear of losing his children to Tusla, and Gardaí's statement that the investigation continues with more arrests expected and further digs in County Louth.

Reports the death of suspect Anthony Maguire, details of his home search (third property searched), the decoy child presented to Tusla, and Gardaí's expectation of further arrests and prosecutions for a range of crimes related to the death and its concealment.

Reports the death of suspect Anthony Maguire, details his note at the scene, the decoy child allegation before Tusla, the BBC Spotlight programme, his prior arrest and release without charge, the cadaver dog search, and his criminal history including a 2020 suspended sentence for assault.

Names the deceased suspect as Anthony Maguire, 36, confirms he was released without charge before being found dead at home, and reports Gardaí are treating the death as a personal tragedy with a post-mortem to be arranged. Also notes he left a note that made no reference to Kyran's fate.

Reports that suspect Anthony Maguire was found dead in his Drogheda home on 17 December 2024, and reveals gardai intelligence that he facilitated a 'decoy child' being presented to Tusla as Kyran. Details his prior convictions and the forensic search of his property.

Reports the death of suspect Anthony Maguire, details the search of his home (cadaver dog, excavator, no remains found), and outlines the next steps in the investigation including searching for notes, messages or conversations left behind by Maguire.

Details the two arrests (a woman in her 20s on 10 Dec and a man in his 30s on 12 Dec 2024), both released without charge, the ongoing examination of phone data, and searches of two Drogheda properties.

Reveals the main suspect has a history of violence and anger management issues, appeared in court over a decade ago for acts of violence without a prison sentence. Confirms a man in his thirties was arrested and released, a woman was arrested and released without charge, and a third search is planned in Drogheda. Garda Commissioner Harris describes the case as extraordinary.

Adds details on a new suspect (man with history of violence), the first two arrests in the inquiry (a man in his 20s and a woman in her 20s, both released), searches at two Drogheda properties, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris's comments on the timeline, and a strand of the investigation into how another boy was presented as Kyran.

Details the second day of the search operation, the use of a teleporter and mini digger to access the back garden, the lack of conclusive evidence of the body's exact location, and the arrest of a man for questioning on suspicion of murder following the earlier arrest and release of a woman known to the child.

Details the arrest of a male suspect, the release without charge of a female suspect, and the resumption of an intrusive search at a Drogheda property using a cadaver dog and telescopic loader/digger. Confirms the investigation has been upgraded from missing persons to murder.

First report of the arrest of a man on suspicion of murder and the intrusive searches at two Drogheda properties in the Kyran Durnin investigation.

Provides the suspect's statements to neighbours, details of his window being smashed and children being moved out, the release of a woman in her twenties after 24 hours, and Gardaí's belief that the child was killed in the second half of 2022.

Describes the intrusive search of the property using a teleporter-lifted mini digger and cadaver dog, the man's continued detention under section 4, the woman's arrest and release, and new details from the BBC Spotlight programme 'The Lost Boy' including the grandmother Rhonda Tyson's account of last seeing Kyran alive on 28 August.

Reports the second arrest (a man) on 12 December 2024, the release without charge of the first suspect (a woman in her 20s arrested 10 December), and searches at two Drogheda houses with a cadaver dog and expected excavations. Provides detailed timeline of the investigation from August 2024 to the murder inquiry launch on 16 October 2024.

Gardaí press release confirming the arrest of a male on suspicion of murder and the commencement of searches at two locations in Drogheda.

Confirms the arrest under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in the east of the country and details searches at two domestic houses in Drogheda aimed at discovering evidence of Kyran's whereabouts.

Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty granted Judd's barrister Lily Buckley BL permission to proceed with the High Court action challenging the DPP's prosecution, adjourning the matter to the following month. The case centres on the absence of CCTV footage that a shop worker and Garda Declan Ward claim to have viewed and used to identify Judd.

Update 8 in the series: reports that a search at one Drogheda house has been completed, a second house search continues with intrusive and forensic examinations supported by a cadaver dog, and the male suspect remains detained under Section 4.