‘Significant concern’ raised around missing boy Kyran Durnin in August

A “significant concern” was raised astir missing eight-year-old Kyran Durnin successful August, Tusla has said.

The erstwhile household location of the kid successful Dundalk, Co Louth was searched connected Tuesday by detectives investigating his suspected murder.

The hunt continued crossed the time until astir 6pm successful the evening, and is expected to resume connected Wednesday morning.

The house, wherever caller tenants unconnected to the probe present live, was taken into possession of Irish constabulary aft they were granted an bid by the District Court.

Last week, An Garda Siochana confirmed they had launched a execution investigation.

On Tuesday evening, the Child and Family Agency Tusla said they raised a important interest astir Kyran to gardai successful August.

“We tin corroborate that whilst Kyran was not successful the attraction of Tusla, our services had engaged with some helium and his family,” Tusla said.

“In August 2024, we alerted An Garda Siochana successful narration to a important interest astir Kyran.

“Since August, we person continued to assistance and enactment intimately with the gardai, and successful enactment with mean practice, each applicable accusation has been shared.

“We tin besides corroborate that arsenic due a notification has been sent to The National Review Panel (NRP), whose work is to independently reappraisal cases of superior incidents involving children successful attraction oregon known to Tusla.”

Tusla besides said it has commenced an interior review, to look astatine its engagements and interactions with Kyran and his family.

“We are conscious of the ongoing Garda investigation, and arsenic specified volition not beryllium commenting further astatine this time. Anyone with accusation connected this lawsuit should interaction An Garda Siochana,” they added.

Kyran was reported missing from his location successful Drogheda connected August 30.

Speaking extracurricular Dundalk garda station, Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern said officers person taken possession of a backstage location successful Emer Terrace.

“The intent of these searches are to observe immoderate grounds which mightiness supply america with accusation arsenic to Kyran’s existent whereabouts oregon what has happened to Kyran,” Mr McGovern said.

“The location is known to person been Kyran’s household location for a play of years up to May 2024.

“I indispensable emphasise that the existent tenants of this location are not connected successful immoderate mode with Kyran oregon his disappearance.

“An Garda Siochana tin corroborate that Kyran was a pupil successful a section nationalist school, present successful Dundalk, up to astir the extremity of the 2021/2022 superior schoolhouse year.

“Kyran was reported missing, on with his mother, to An Garda Siochana connected the 30th August 2024, and arsenic having been past seen connected oregon astir the 28th August 2024. An Garda Siochana has identified the whereabouts of Kyran’s mother.

“Despite extended inquiries carried retired by gardai to date, we person been incapable to either find Kyran, place immoderate accusation connected his existent whereabouts oregon immoderate grounds that helium is presently alive.

“Following inquiries to date, investigating gardai present judge that Kyran is missing, presumed dead.”

Mr McGovern went on: “An Garda Siochana is liaising intimately with different authorities agencies, including Tusla, who are co-operating and assisting afloat with this execution investigation,” helium added.

“I privation to convey members of the nationalist who person contacted the garda probe squad to date. Our sole absorption and superior concern, and that of the probe team, is Kyran.

“We privation to observe wherever Kyran is. We privation to observe what has happened to Kyran. I proceed to entreaty to anyone who has immoderate accusation successful transportation with the disappearance of Kyran to interaction investigating gardai.

“Do not regularisation retired immoderate accusation that you whitethorn have. Please bash not presume that the probe squad cognize the accusation that you whitethorn have.

“Any information, nary substance however insignificant it whitethorn seem, volition beryllium welcomed by the probe team. This accusation volition beryllium treated successful the strictest confidence.”

Irish premier Simon Harris said Kyran was “failed badly” and that thing went “extraordinarily wrong” successful his case.

“Like everybody crossed the country, I’m truly hoping for a breakthrough and advancement this morning,” helium said.

“The lawsuit of Kyran Durnin is profoundly disturbing, profoundly upsetting, successful fact, I would spell truthful acold arsenic to accidental it’s utterly horrifying.

“For immoderate of america arsenic a quality being, for immoderate of america parents, to deliberation that a kid tin efficaciously vanish and spell unnoticed and not beryllium noticed that they’re not determination is utterly heartbreaking and intelligibly thing went extraordinarily incorrect here. This kid was failed and was failed badly.”

He said helium would not “cut across” the Garda investigation, but pledged to “make definite we get to the bottommost of this”.

Mr Harris added: “How was this child, an eight-year-old small boy, efficaciously disappeared and that not beryllium noticed? I deliberation there’s cipher successful Ireland, including me, who tin comprehend that this morning.

“Whatever needs to beryllium done to establish, from an accountability constituent of view, however this kid was failed, however Kyran was failed, indispensable happen. The astir important happening close present successful the present and present is for that Garda enactment that’s actively nether mode arsenic we speak, to (continue).”

On Monday, Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said helium had asked Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to nonstop its files connected Kyran to a sheet which looks into the decease of immoderate youngster with links to State care.

He said this would not usually hap until an probe has been completed, but that helium has asked the bureau to disclose immoderate lawsuit files to the National Review Panel.

Mr O’Gorman said it volition assistance investigators recognize Tusla’s engagement successful the case.

Gardai are appealing to anyone who has immoderate accusation successful transportation with Kyran’s disappearance to interaction Drogheda garda presumption connected 041 987 4200, the Garda Confidential Line connected (1800) 666 111, oregon immoderate garda station.