"Child is believed to have been three-and-a-half years old when he was last seen Detectives are speaking with a number of the missing boy's relatives to establish what happened to him Gardaí searching area of open land in Donabate, Co Dublin today The boy, presumed dead, would be seven years old now The child and family agency said it wished to be "open and transparent with the public" without impacting the ongoing garda investigation."
"A Tusla spokesperson said: "At the request of the family, our services had previous engagement with this child and their family, and these services ceased in 2020. "Since 2020, no new referral or new information of concern was received about this child until August 2025. On foot of this we contacted an An Garda Siochana with our concerns for the safety and wellbeing of the child."
"Gardaí today searched an area of open land in Donabate, Co Dublin as part of an investigation into the missing child. Detectives are investigating whether the young boy missing from north Dublin was killed up to four years ago, before his death was covered up and his remains hidden. The boy is last known to have resided at The Gallery Apartments, Donabate, Co. Dublin."
A boy from north Dublin is missing and is now presumed dead; he would be seven years old. He is believed to have been three-and-a-half years old when last seen. Detectives have spoken with a number of relatives and searched open land in Donabate, Co Dublin as part of the investigation. Detectives are probing whether the boy was killed up to four years ago and whether the death was covered up with remains hidden. Tusla confirmed engagement with the family ceased in 2020, received no new referrals until August 2025, contacted An Garda Siochana and is conducting a review while limiting public detail to avoid interfering with Garda investigations. The boy was last known to reside at The Gallery Apartments, Donabate.
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