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Thieves break into garden shed and make off with chainsaw and strimmer

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2021 0

Thieves broke into a garden shed on a property before making off with a chainsaw and strimmer. Gardai from Carlow-Kilkenny division are investigating the theft, which occurred at Knocklonegad, Garryhill, Bagenalstown sometime between 11am and 12.30pm on Werdnesday A local Garda spokesperson said: “A chainsaw and Nama strimmer were taken. Contact Gardaí in

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Search for missing Betty ends in tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 28th February 2021 0

The search for a 60-year-old woman ended in tragedy today after her remains were discovered. Betty Nolan had been reported missing from her home in Rathoe, near Bagenalstown in neighbouring county Carlow, since around lunchtime yesterday. Gardai issued a public appeal on behalf of Betty’s concerned family. However, gardai this evening confirmed the seach has […]

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Sadness as body of missing young man is found

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

Gardai have stood down the search for a missing local man after his body was discovered yesterday evening. The family of Joseph Savagh (32) from Bagenalstown, had issued a public appeal through the glast gardai after he had been missing since Monday. However, gardai last night confirmed: “Following the discovery of a body this evening […]

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BREAKING: Man (40s) killed in county Kilkenny road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2020 0

A man in his forties has been killed in a fatal road accident in county Kilkenny. The tragedy occurred after the man’s van collided with a tree outside Goresbridge on the R705 to Bagenalstown in the early hours of this morning. Gardai in Thomastown are investigating the incident. A Garda spokesperson said this morning: “A […]

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Scam warning: criminal posing as Garda trying to gain entry to pensioners’ homes

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

GARDAI are urging Kilkenny householders to beware of a new scam in which a man pretending to be a plain clothes Garda is attempting to gain entry into people’s homes. In one case last Thursday, a man posing as a police officer called to the house of an elderly lady in Bagenalstown claiming he had […]

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Kilkenny home to Ireland’s largest community Credit Union as St Canice’s and Bagenalstown merge

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 0

KILKENNY will be home to one of the country’s biggest Credit Unions after the St Canice’s and Bagenalstown branches agreed to merge. Together, St Canice’s on High Street and Bagenalstown Credit Union in Carlow will have combined assets of more than €400 million and 60,000 members when the tie-up is complete. It will have offices […]