BREAKING: Man in his 20s arrested in connection with death of boy (4) and his grandaunt in Offaly
Tadgh Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt (60) were killed in an arson attack in December
A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the murder of four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt, 60, following an arson attack in Edenderry, county Offaly, in December.
Little Tadgh and his grand-aunt Mary Holt died when the house they were occupants of in Castleview Park, Edenderry, was attacked with a petrol bomb and engulfed in flames on December 6, 2025.
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The attack caused widespread shock and an outpouring of sadness in Edenderry and across the country. A number of searches took place at houses in Offaly and Kildare in the days following the attack
In a statement on Wednesday, Gardaí said,
"An Garda Síochána continues to investigate all the circumstances of a fatal house fire that occurred at a domestic residence in Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co. Offaly on the evening of Saturday 6 December, 2025.
"As part of this investigation, a man in his late 20s was arrested this morning, January 14, 2026.
"He is currently detained on suspicion of murder under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the midlands.
"Investigations are ongoing."