Edenderry to hold funeral today of firebomb attack victim four-year-old Tadgh Farrell

It is understood that teenagers are suspected of carrying out the attack, with at least one being a minor
Edenderry to hold funeral today of firebomb attack victim four-year-old Tadgh Farrell

Four-year-old Tadgh Farrell (left) will be buried today while the funeral arrangements of his grandaunt Mary Holt (right) have not yet been announced. Picture: Garda Info

The Offaly town of Edenderry will come to a standstill today for the funeral of four-year-old Tadgh Farrell, who died along with his grandaunt in a firebomb attack that shocked the country.

Members of the preschooler’s devastated family will be joined by the local community for the funeral at St Mary’s Church as efforts to bring his killers to justice continue. Nobody has yet been arrested in connection with the killings.

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