Hundreds gathered at a vigil near where four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great aunt Mary Holt died on Saturday

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt died on Saturday.

A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry.

The victims have been named as four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt, aged 60.

Emergency services arrived at the scene at a domestic residence in Edenderry at around 7.45pm on Saturday.

The collision involving a crane and two vans occurred on the R401 at Drumcooly at approximately 6:15am.

Bretland Construction has today opened its new corporate headquarters in Edenderry, Co Offaly