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Gardaí suspect firebomb attack that killed boy (4) and his great-aunt was ordered from behind bars

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Gardaí probe if firebombing was revenge attack in response to jail assault at the weekendA major garda search operation took place in Midlands Prison this morningConversations recorded on prison phones are now being sought by investigators, as individual cells are also searched

Tadhg Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt died together after the house in Edenderry, Co Offaly was engulfed in flames

Ken Foy, Patrick O’Connell and Robin Schiller

Mon 8 Dec 2025 at 19:00

Detectives are investigating whether a firebomb attack that killed a four-year-old boy and his great-aunt (60) was ordered from behind bars.

A major garda search operation took place in the Midlands Prison in Co Laois this morning as part of the investigation into the murders of little Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt.

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