Foul play not suspected in death of man following Edenderry house fire

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, Press Association

Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man following a fire at the same Co Offaly home in which a boy and his great-aunt died in an arson attack in December.

Gardaí said they were investigating “all the circumstances” of the fire that broke out at Castleview Park in Edenderry in the early hours of Tuesday.

In an update on Wednesday afternoon, gardai said a post-mortem examination had been carried out on the body of the man.

The results were not released for operational reasons but gardai said a file was being prepared for the coroner.

As a result, it is understood foul play is not suspected.

The scene was preserved for forensic examination and gardai had issued an appeal for information.

The incident occurred at the same house where four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt were murdered in December 2025.

The young boy’s grandmother also received hospital treatment for serious burn injuries in that first blaze.

A man in his late 20s who had been detained on suspicion of murder was released without charge in January.