Gardaí (Irish police) investigating the suspected murder of an eight-year-old boy are expected to resume a forensic search at a former family home in County Louth.

Kyran Durnin was reported missing in Drogheda at the end of August.

The terraced property being searched in Dundalk – about 20 miles north of Drogheda – was the family’s home for several years until May 2024, according to Gardaí.

The search at the property in Emer Terrace, in Dundalk, began on Tuesday.

Detectives believe he may have been killed up to two years ago.

Last week, gardaí upgraded their missing child inquiry to a murder investigation.

On 30 August, Kyran was reported missing from his home in Drogheda along with his mother, Dayla Durnin, who was subsequently located but there has been no sign of her son.

Gardaí said technical and forensic examinations will be carried out at the house, where Kyran lived until May, and the garden and adjoining open ground will also be searched.

The “current tenants of this house are not connected in anyway with Kyran or his disappearance”, the Gardaí added.