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Kilkenny bakery gives lifeline to local suppliers as it undergoes Covid-19 transformation

By Colin Bartley 6th April 2020 0

An award-winning Kilkenny bakery making its store available to local producers who are struggling to keep alive during the Covid-19 crisis. Áran Artisan Bakery and Bistro in Barrack Street has undergone extensive work to ensure the safety of its staff and customers and is currently opening from 9.30am to 2.30pm, from Wednesday to Saturday. It […]

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Gang targets Kilkenny homes, emptying oil tanks, during Covid-19 crisis

By Colin Bartley 5th April 2020 0

Gardai are on the hunt for a gang of slick operators who have been going around the county emptying fuel from tanks outside homes. Earlier this week gardai were contacted by a homeowner in Laurel Hill in Inistioge who discovered the tank had been emptied. When they turned on the heating the boiler wouldn’t work. […]

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Development of large family homes planned for county Kilkenny town

By Colin Bartley 5th April 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has received an application to develop a further seven family homes to complete a development in a county Kilkenny town. Canview Ltd lodged recently lodged plans with the local authority to develop the large family homes to complete the housing development at Tougher Crescent in Urlingford. The remaining homes will consist of […]

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Plans for mixed development of family homes and serviced sites in Kilkenny town unveiled

By Colin Bartley 4th April 2020 0

Plans for a large housing development, which will include the provision of a number of serviced sites, has landed on the desk of Kilkenny County Council planners. Developer Andrew Glennon is seeking to build 41 family homes and eight serviced sites on a new development at Friars Walk, Clashacollare in Callan. The development will be […]

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‘Significant arrest’ made by Kilkenny gardai in hunt for woman scamming businesses around the country

By Colin Bartley 3rd April 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have made a “significant arrest” in the hunt for a woman pulling off an elaborate scam that targeted business all over the country. The suspect and a male accomplice were this evening charged with seven and six offences respectively, including burglary and theft, at a sitting of Kilkenny District Court. Over the past […]

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People power puts paid to controversial housing plans for Kilkenny village centre

By Colin Bartley 3rd April 2020 0

A controversial apartment development proposed for a Kilkenny village has been refused planning permission following concerns raised by local residents about the project. Centaur Developments in Ballyfoyle, just north of Kilkenny city lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council to build 12 apartments at Banagher Place, just off Piltown’s Main Street. The plans looked for 10

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Man arrested over Kilkenny city burglary is chief suspect in copycat break-in

By Colin Bartley 2nd April 2020 0

A man has been remanded to prison in connection with an attempted burglary in Kilkenny city and is now also the chief suspect in a second burglary which happened in the same area the previous day. The man, who is in his 30s, was arrested after a break-in at a family home in St Francis […]

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Cash and grab: Hunt on for woman with €200 note stealing goods from Kilkenny shops

By Colin Bartley 2nd April 2020 Post a comment

A woman has been taking goods from shops around Kilkenny after stores refused to accept a €200 note from her. Local gardai are on the hunt for the woman who took a mobile phone from a chemist in Kilkenny city and goods from a store in Freshford after shop attendants refused to accept the note […]

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Gardai re-issue appeal after Kilkenny mobile home trashed in late night attack

By Colin Bartley 1st April 2020 0

Gardai have re-issued an appeal for information regarding an attack on a mobile home in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred at Ardclone in Piltown at 5.30am on Thursday, March 19. The mobile home was destroyed with windows being smashed in and serious damage caused to the shell of the structure. The hammer used during the […]

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Suspect in murder of Kilkenny woman (71) to appear before court this afternoon

By Colin Bartley 1st April 2020 0

A 28-year-old arrested in relation to the murder of a 71-year-old woman in Kilkenny last week is to appear in court this afternoon on charges of murder. Trevor Rowe, with an address at 4 Abbey Street, will appear before Cloverhill District Court this afternoon. He has been held in Cloverhill Prison in Dublin since last […]