Body discovered after second fire in arson attack house – Sky News

Police are investigating “all the circumstances” of the latest blaze at a home in Edenderry, Ireland, where a four-year-old boy and his great-aunt died last year.
Tuesday 24 March 2026 10:09, UK
A body has been discovered following another fire in a house in Ireland where two people were murdered in an arson attack in December.
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt, 60, were killed in the fire at the County Offaly home last year.
Police are now investigating “all the circumstances” of the latest blaze at Castleview Park in Edenderry.
An Garda Siochana spokesperson said: “The body of an adult person has been discovered inside the premises.
“A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death, which will determine the course of any Garda investigation.”
The scene has been preserved for forensic examination and gardai are appealing for anybody with any information on this house fire to contact them.
The first fire also left the four-year-old’s grandmother in hospital with serious burn injuries. A man in his late 20s who had been detained on suspicion of murder was released without charge in January.
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Superintendent Liam Geraghty described the December fire as a “reckless, callous and murderous attack on a family home”.
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