Vigil to mark the anniversary of Kyran Durnin's disappearance 

The missing persons investigation was launched when Kyran was reported missing on August 30 last year.

A vigil will take place in Dundalk on Saturday evening to mark the anniversary of when Kyran Durnin was reported missing.

The little boy, who would be nine this year, is believed to have been murdered, with the last known images of him believed to have been taken in June 2022.

On Friday, gardaí made a fresh appeal for information about the whereabouts of the boy, as efforts have so far failed to establish what happened to him.

The missing persons investigation was launched when Kyran was reported missing on August 30 last year.

At 6pm this evening, people will gather in the square in Dundalk to remember him.

The organisers of the event said it has been a year “since this beautiful boy’s face has become known to thousands of people”.

They added: “It’s only right that one year on, our community shows little Kyran the respect and dedication he so badly deserved before this case became known, and every day since.” 

A man and a woman were arrested as part of the garda investigation but nobody has been charged in connection with the case.

In the most recent appeal, gardaí asked people "to not assume that the investigation team know the information that you may have”.

Analysis of reams of CCTV footage seized from several locations is continuing, while searches of a number of properties have also been carried out.

“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.” 

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.