A young boy, pictured from the shoulders up. He has short brown hair and is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a blue hoodie.An Garda Síochána
Gardaí (Irish police) are continuing to question a womanwho was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of the murder of Kyran Durnin.
She is being questioned at a station in the east of the Republic of Ireland.
Kyran, who was six years old when last seen alive, was reported missing from his home in Drogheda in August.
In October, gardaí launched a murder investigation, saying they were treating Kyran as missing, presumed dead.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ News is reporting that the arrested woman, who is believed to be in her 20s, had been abroad for a period of time but was arrested in Ireland.
She can be held by gardaí for a maximum of 24 hours before she must be charged or released. However, the period of detention can be suspended to allow the woman to rest.
Although the missing person inquiry began in August, RTÉ previously reported that detectives believe Kyran may have been killed more than two years ago.
Kyran was a pupil at the national [primary] school near his home in Dundalk in 2022.
It is understood authorities were told he would be moving to Northern Ireland and attending a new school in Newry.
School officials in Dundalk, where Kyran lived with his mother, were reportedly told at the end of the 2022 summer term that he would be attending school over the border – but that claim was not confirmed.
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