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06 Sept 2025

BREAKING: Man arrested as part of Kyran Durnin investigation found dead in Louth

The man was released without charge last Friday

BREAKING: Man arrested as part of Kyran Durnin investigation found dead in Louth

Officers said the local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.

A man arrested last week in connection with the suspected murder of schoolboy Kyran Durnin has been found dead.

The man was released without charge last Friday as an “intrusive” search at a home in Co Louth concluded.

Police said that emergency services were contacted following the discovery of a man’s body at a house in Drogheda on Tuesday.

The man was aged in his 30s.

Officers said the local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.

The outcome of the post-mortem will determine the course of the investigation, gardai said.

It is understood from early indications that it is a personal tragedy.

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