Gardaí make fresh appeal for information about missing boy Kyran Durnin 

The last known photos of then six-year-old Kyran Durnin were taken in June 2022. Kyran would be nine years old this year. 

Gardaí have made a fresh appeal for information as part of its probe into the disappearance and murder of six-year-old boy Kyran Durnin.

The last known images of Dundalk resident Kyran, who would be nine this year, were taken in June 2022.

Despite a major garda investigation, Kyran has not been located and gardaí have not determined what happened to him.

Nobody has been charged in connection with his disappearance and gardaí on Friday have made a fresh appeal for information “no matter how insignificant it may seem”.

Gardaí urged the public that “notwithstanding all the information that is in the public domain, to not assume that the investigation team know the information that you may have”.

Gardaí said there have been over 570 separate “investigative actions” taken in this case, while a woman and a man have been arrested to date on suspicion of murder.

Three homes have been searched along with the adjoining lands, which included excavation works as well as a full forensic examination of each scene.

Electronic devices have also been seized and analysed in relation to the case.

Members of the Garda Technical Bureau at Hand St in Drogheda, Co Louth in February, just one of the locations gardaí searched in efforts to locate Kyran Durnin. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Over 29,500 hours of CCTV have been seized and secured from several locations and the examination of this footage remains ongoing.

“The investigation team, led by a Senior Investigation Officer (SIO) based in an incident room established at Drogheda Garda Station continue to appeal to the public for any information in connection the disappearance of Kyran,” An Garda Síochána said in a statement.

“An Garda Síochána is aware of the extensive public commentary on this investigation including speculation, rumours and theories on what may have happened to Kyran.” 

Gardaí stressed that information would be treated in the strictest confidence and would be welcomed by the investigation team.

The Garda investigation team can be contacted at Drogheda Garda Station on 041 987 4200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or through any Garda Station, it said.