Man, 20s, arrested on suspicion of murder over Edenderry fire

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell, and Mary Holt, 60, died in the house fire in Edenderry Co Offaly on Saturday. Picture: Garda Info

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell, and Mary Holt, 60, died in the house fire in Edenderry Co Offaly on Saturday. Picture: Garda Info

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 - 12:09
Imasha Costa

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal house fire in Co Offaly in which a woman and child died in December.

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt died in a house fire in Castleview Park, Edenderry, on December 6.

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