Kyran Durnin 'went missing from the face of the planet for two years and that was not picked up'

Gardai suspect that Kyran Durnin may have died in 2022 when he was aged six (Cate McCurry/PA)

The Kyran Durnin case is indicative of real problems with the State’s child protection systems, according to Special Rapporteur on Child Protection Caoilfhionn Gallagher.

It comes as Garda Commissioner Drew Harris described the suspected murder case of the eight-year-old as “extraordinary”, saying he has never seen one like it in his 40-year career.