Gardai have arrested a woman in connection with the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin.

The schoolboy was 6 years old when he was last seen alive in 2022.

He was first reported missing in August 2024.

However Gardai upgraded his case to a murder investigation in the belief that he was last seen alive in June 2022, at the age of six.

Gardai are currently searching a house in Drogheda in County Louth in connection with the case.

A woman in her 50s has been arrested and she’s being held at a Garda Station in the East of the country.

This is the third arrest in connection with the investigation since August 2024.

The two other people arrested previously were released without charge.

Gardai say investigations are continuing.

A garda spokesperson says: "Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin (6 years) have today, Monday 25th May 2026, arrested a woman in connection with the investigation.