GARDAÍ searching for missing eight-year-old Kyran Durnin have extended their search to wasteland behind the family's former home. Kyran and his mother Dayla Durnin were reported missing on August 30. Last week, gardaí identified the whereabouts of Dayla Durnin but said they were now treating Kyran's disappearance as a murder investigation. Gardaí say there is no evidence to suggest he is alive and also believe he has been missing for around two years. Search On Monday gardaí obtained a search warrant for the former Durnin family home on Emer Terrace in Dundalk and commenced a search of the house yesterday. "The purpose of these searches are to discover any evidence which might provide us with information as to Kyran's current whereabouts or what has happened to Kyran," said Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern on Tuesday. Kyran Durnin is presumed dead (Image: An Garda Síochána) "The house is known to have been Kyran's family home for a period of years up to May 2024. "I must emphasise that the current tenants of…

Gardaí will today continue searching the former family home of Kyran Durnin in Dundalk, Co Louth.

Gardai (Irish police) are continuing the search in Dundalk after eight-year-old Kyran Durnin's disappearance.

Ireland's Child and Family Agency, Tusla, has confirmed that they had "engaged" with the family of missing boy Kyran Durnin, adding that the eight-year-old was not in their care.

The disturbing disappearance of an eight year old boy, who is believed to have gone missing more than two years ago, has raised some serious questions about child welfare in Ireland

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibin told the Dáil on Wednesday that 227 children who were either in State care or known to TUSLA died in the last 10 years.

Neighbors of Kyran Durnin's former family home in Dundalk, Co Louth, which was searched by Gardaí, say the missing boy's story is "strange" and "sad."