Funeral details announced for Tadgh Farrell (4) killed in Offaly petrol bomb attack

"Tadgh and his grand-aunt Mary Holt died from their injuries after the room they were in was set alight in the "callous and murderous attack" at a house in Castleview Park in Edenderry on Saturday night, December 6. The funeral mass for Tadgh from Killane Drive in Edenderry will take place tomorrow at midday in St Mary's Church in Edenderry, followed by burial in St Mary's cemetery."

"Over 600 people gathered at Brian's Park for a candlelit vigil last night, organised by Derry Rovers AFC, to mark the loss of Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt. The funeral arrangements for Mary Holt from Castleview Park in Edenderry are to be announced later, according to the death notice. A 60-year-old Ms Holt is survived by siblings Michael, Johnny, Margaret, Christy, Declan, Pauline, and Brenda, and is predeceased by her parents, Micháel and Peg, sister Caroline and brother-in-law Pat."

"There have been no arrests in the investigation so far; however its focus is around a gang whose members are primarily based in counties Kildare, Offaly and Westmeath. This organised crime gang has long been involved in violent drug debt intimidation, the issuing of threats and criminal feuding. In an appeal on Tuesday, gardaí released footage showing the moment two attackers threw a petrol bomb through the window of a Co Offaly home."

Tadgh and his grand-aunt Mary Holt died from injuries after a room they occupied was set alight in a house in Castleview Park, Edenderry on the night of December 6. A funeral mass for Tadgh will be held at midday in St Mary's Church in Edenderry followed by burial in St Mary's cemetery. Over 600 people gathered at Brian's Park for a candlelit vigil organised by Derry Rovers AFC. Mary Holt's funeral arrangements will be announced later; she is survived by multiple siblings and was predeceased by parents and other relatives. There have been no arrests; investigators are focusing on an organised crime gang based in Kildare, Offaly and Westmeath linked to violent drug-debt intimidation and criminal feuding. Gardaí released footage showing two attackers throwing a petrol bomb through a window of a Co Offaly home.

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