Overview
- Officers searched three houses in Kildare and Offaly at dawn, led by the Laois/Offaly Serious Crime Unit with STOC, the GNBCI and local divisions assisting.
- Gardaí continue to appeal for information and have issued a nationwide lookout for a possible getaway vehicle as well as reports of any burnt‑out cars.
- CCTV released this week shows two hooded figures approach the home before a petrol bomb is thrown through a downstairs window and the house bursts into flames.
- Investigators are examining a potential organised‑crime or prison‑related retaliation as a possible motive, including analysis of prison phone activity and cell searches.
- Tadgh Farrell’s funeral was held today in Edenderry, Mary Holt’s service is set for Sunday, and their relative remains hospitalised with serious burn injuries.