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ALERT: Thieves target Kilkenny farms in black market scam

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2019 0

THIEVES are targeting farms in county Kilkenny for specialist equipment that is being sold on the black market. In the latest theft, a blue-coloured bale handler was stolen from a farm in Baunta, Callan, earlier this month. This week, in a separate incident, KilkennyNow.ie reported how an electric fencing unit was stolen from a field in […]

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Kilkenny drivers face on-the-spot fines in crackdown on illegal parking

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE are just 50 disabled parking spaces in Kilkenny city and gardai have been told dish out on-the-spot fines if people are parking in them without permits. The warning to drivers comes on the back of numerous complaints received by the gardai regarding illegal parking in disabled bays and loading bays around […]

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Crime gangs target Kilkenny vehicles, stolen license plates used on ‘getaway’ cars

By Kilkenny Now 19th June 2019 0

VEHICLES in Kilkenny are being targeted by crime gangs who are stealing license plates for their own criminal activity. It is feared the register plates may be used in getaway vehicles used by burglar gangs to help them evade detection. In the latest incident, the license plates were stolen from a silver Peugeot car in […]

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MOST WANTED: Public urged to be vigilant for on-the-run UK crime boss

By Kilkenny Now 19th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY residents are being asked to keep an eye out for one of the UK’s most wanted criminals, who authorities believe has fled to Ireland. Alfred Philip Dear (45), the ringleader of an organised crime gang in Yorkshire, remains on the run almost six-month after being sentenced to 21 years in prison. […]

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Gardai hunt vandals who targetted cars in Kilkenny city overnight

By Kilkenny Now 19th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are hunting for vandals who caused criminal damage to two cars that were parked in the city over the weekend. They are seeking the public’s help in relation to two separate incidents, one in Ayrefield between Saturday night and Sunday morning and the other at College Avenue, which occurred in the […]

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Guilty verdict returned in schoolgirl Ana Kreigel’s murder trial

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2019 0

TWO 14-year-old boys have been found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Ana Kriegel. One of the guilty pair, Boy A, was also found guilty of aggravated sexual assault. After a trial lasting seven weeks, the jury consisting of four women and eight men took five days to reach their verdict in the Central Criminal Court in […]