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REPORTS VARYFourth body found at Edenderry home linked to fatal petrol bomb attacks on family members.

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A fourth unidentified person has been recovered following a recent blaze that destroyed the same Co Offaly property where Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt were killed in December 2019 by an arson attack involving explosives, with emergency services currently at the scene of this latest tragedy which marks another loss to victims already buried.

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    A second fire has occurred at the same Edenderry home where Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt were killed in an arson attack last December.
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    Gardai have discovered a new adult body following this latest incident, prompting investigations into all circumstances surrounding both fires.
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    The property is privately owned by relatives of the deceased victims located within Castleview Park.
[Mar 24] A second fire broke out at a home in Edenderry where Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt were killed last December; Gardai discovered an adult body following this incident, with police investigating all circumstances of the blaze.
Dec [Year unspecified/typo 2025] An arson attack occurred at a home in Edenderry where Tadgh Farrell (4) and Mary Holt were killed; Gardai are currently reviewing details from this previous incident involving relatives of the victims.
‘It took a long time to heal but this brought everything back’ – Man’s body removed after fire at Offaly home where Tadgh Farrell (4) and Mary Holt died in arson attack
‘It took a long time to heal but this has brought everything back’ – body found after fire at Offaly home where Tadgh Farrell (4) and Mary Holt died in arson attack
National: Second tragedy at Edenderry home after fatal fire
Body discovered in another fire at Edenderry arson attack house
Body found following fire at same home where Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt were killed last year

A body has been discovered inside the same home in Edenderry where Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt were killed by an arson attack last year, following a fire that occurred early morning today while local services extinguished it on site Gardaí are currently investigating all circumstances of this incident.