Gardaí appeal for information as car used in fatal arson attack identified 

Gardaí said they are 'satisfied that any previous registered owners of this car are not involved in any way with this murderous attack'

The garda investigation team wants to speak with any person who may have information on person or persons who had access to the 08 D 24363 Black Kia Rio Saloon between October 7, 2025 and December 7. File picture

A car now believed to have been used by two men who carried out the fatal arson attack on a house in Offaly earlier this month, killing a four-year-old boy and his grandaunt, was found burnt out in Kildare.

Gardaí have revealed that their investigation into the deaths of four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt in the attack at a house in Edenderry on December 6 has established that a Black Kia Rio Saloon car, with the registration number 08-D-24363, was the mode of transport used by the attackers.