They took place at the Holy Family Church in Ballsgrove, the home parish of murdered teen Keane Mulready-Woods.

Gardaí have confirmed that the partial human remains discovered at Trinity Terrace in Dublin on Wednesday are those of Keane Mulready-Woods.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the justice minister have rejected Fianna Fáil proposals to ease the threshold for evidence used to prosecute gangs in the wake of this week's crime spree.

One of the country’s leading ER specialists has said cocaine is synonymous with grotesque violence.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has pledged to put the killers of teenager Keane Mulready Woods "behind bars" and to make Drogheda safe once again.

The Deputy Mayor of Drogheda Michelle Hall has said that the people of the town have reached a threshold and will no longer stand idly by following the murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods.

The Taoiseach and Justice Minister are to be briefed on the investigation into Keane Mulready Woods' murder today.

Recreational drug users should be left in “no doubt” that they are supporting gangs that prey on children and murder people, leading experts have said.

The appeal of expensive clothes and lots of money are drawing youngsters into the vicious world of the drugs trade with deadly consequences, writes Liz Dunphy.

Just before Christmas President Trump intervened in a case involving a Navy SEAL and Navy authorities who wanted to sanction the soldier.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods are seeking the public's assistance in gathering information.

Anna Quigley is so frustrated after listening to people on the radio talking about the murder and dismemberment of Keane Mulready-Woods that she struggles to speak.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is set to visit Drogheda, Co Louth, in the coming days in the wake of one of the most gruesome murders in Ireland’s recent history.

Gardaí have vowed to bring to justice those behind the murder of a teenager whose remains were found in Dublin.

Labour senator Ged Nash, who is a former TD for Louth, has described the murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods as “grotesque, medieval and barbaric.”

Garda bosses have described the murder and dismemberment of a 17-year-old boy as “savage”, “shocking” and “unacceptable”.

Young people are seen as “plentiful and expendable” by gang bosses.

Gardaí have confirmed human remains found in Dublin are those of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods who was missing from his home in Co Louth.

Gardaí have recovered further human remains, believed to be a decapitated head, in a burnt-out car found overnight.

Gardaí are gathering DNA samples to determine if dismembered body parts found in a Dublin suburb on Monday night are those of a teenager under threat from drug bosses.

Gardaí suspect the dumping of body parts in a Dublin estate is a “mafia-style” message by drugs bosses and marks a “ramping up” in gangland violence.

A post mortem on the remains, due to start soon, will also check for any identifying features, such as tattoos, birthmarks or scars, garda sources said.