Overview

• Hundreds gathered at Donabate Green near the boy’s former home, releasing blue and white balloons and offering prayers.
• Gardaí uncovered human skeletal remains on open ground earlier this week after a two-week search that began on September 1.
• Investigators say the remains are believed to be Daniel’s, and DNA analysis along with a paediatric post-mortem is in progress.
• Tusla raised concerns to Gardaí on August 29 following a welfare-application irregularity and has referred its engagement to the National Review Panel.
• Residents are mourning and seeking answers over how the child’s disappearance and death went unnoticed for several years.