Apartment searched for boy missing for up to five years, feared dead

Gardaí fear may he have died in unreported and suspicious circumstances in Dublin

A Garda spokesperson told the Irish Examiner: 'Gardaí are continuing to carry out operational enquiries in North Co. Dublin into the current whereabouts and welfare of a child'. Picture: Larry Cummins.

An apartment in Dublin has been searched as part of an investigation into the possible suspicious death of a boy who has not been seen for about five years.

Gardai were notified by Tusla, the child and family agency, about the disappearance of the boy on Friday – a year to the day that the disappearance of Kyran Durnin in Louth was reported to gardaí.