Kyran was reported missing at the end of August but last week gardaí said the boy is now 'presumed dead'.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Commissioner Harris said he was first made aware of Kyran's case in early September.
When they began the search on Tuesday, gardaí stressed that the current tenants of the house in Emer Terrace "are not connected in anyway with Kyran or his disappearance".Although the missing person inquiry began less than two months ago, Irish broadcaster RTÉIt is understood that Kyran attended St Nicholas Monastery national school until the summer of 2022, but the school told BBC News NI it could not comment on the tragedy during an ongoing investigation.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has also expressed his concern over the case, describing it as "utterly horrifying".Gardaí have extended their search to a section of wasteland at the rear of the rented propertyConor Lally, security and crime editor of The Irish Times, described it as "worrying" that Kyran's last known school attendance was more than two and a half years ago.
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