Kyran Durnin case: Gardaí receive ‘huge volume’ of information from public
Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Kyran Durnin, the Co Louth boy suspected of having been murdered, are following up on a “huge volume” of calls from the general public.
Some of the calls have included claimed sightings of the boy, which detectives hope will aid them to establish when he was last seen alive, and whether that was over two years ago as suspected.
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- Weather forecast: This morning will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle. It will become drier and brighter in most areas through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees. Tonight there see clear spells and scattered showers in the south but it will be largely dry elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 12 degrees, mildest in the southeast.
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Business
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Sports
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Middle East
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Restaurants
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