A Review Into Missing Boy Kyran Durnin Will Not Be Published Due To Legal Complications

Wednesday, 3 December 2025 16:17

By Emma O'Connor

The boy was reported missing from his home in County Louth in 2024.

A review into the case of missing boy Kyran Durnin will not be published, because of legal complications.

The boy was reported missing from his home in County Louth in 2024, however Gardai believe he was last seen alive in 2022, when he was six years old.

The Children’s Minister says it was her intention to publish the report, but she says the attorney general has indicated this wouldn’t be appropriate.

Instead key recommendations from The National Review Panel are being made available, which includes a review of G-D-P-R and Tusla and Garda protocol.

Norma Foley says Kyran’s case remains an open investigation:

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