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Bikes worth €1,500 stolen from home in county Kilkenny as owners slept

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2020 0

The spate of bicycle thefts that has plagued Kilkenny over the past month shows no sign of abating after two more bikes, with a combined worth of close to €1,500, were stolen from the garage of a county Kilkenny house while the owners slept inside. The incident happened at a house in ballymac near Cuffesgrange […]

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Woman (30s) attacked by youths at county Kilkenny playground

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2020 0

A woman was subjected to a horrific and unprovoked attack from two youths as she walked home after dark in a county Kilkenny town. The young woman, who is in her late 30s was walking through the playground at Bolton Woods in Callan shortly after midnight on Monday, May 25 when the attack occurred. The […]

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Burglars make off with haul of tools after break-in at county Kilkenny business park

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

Gardai are hunting for burglars who stole expensive equipment from the grounds of a business in Callan. The burglary occurred at the Westcourt Business Park in the county Kilkenny town sometime between 10am last Friday, May 15 and 5pm on Tuesday, May 19. The burglars made their way onto the grounds of a business in […]

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Investigation after large building in county Kilkenny town is gutted in blaze

By Kilkenny Now 7th May 2020 0

An investigation has been launched after a fire gutted a building in the centre of a Kilkenny town last night. Shortly before 9pm yesterday evening flames were seen to be bellowing from the Old Coop in Callan. Five fire tenders from both Callan and Kilkenny City rushed to the scene at the corner of Green […]

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Two gardai self-isolating after being attacked at Operation Fanacht checkpoint in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

Two Kilkenny gardai have had been told to self-isolate after being the victims of a horrific attack while on duty over the weekend. The two female gardai were brought to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny following the incident at an Operation Fanacht checkpoint outside of Callan in the early hours of Sunday morning, with […]

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Investigation launched into spate of break-ins in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2020 0

Gardai are investigating a spate of breaks-ins that have occurred in a county Kilkenny town recently. Three break-ins of similar circumstances happened in Callan in the space of 24 hours last week. The first two incidents happened close to the Callan town centre late last Tuesday afternoon, February 18, between 4pm and 6pm while the […]

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Burnt out car found in Kilkenny after hit-and-run victim left with life-changing injuries

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2020 0

A car found burnt out in county Kilkenny is suspected of being involved in a hit and run which caused life-changing injuries to the victim. Gardai have re-issued their appeal for anyone with information to about the incident in the early hours of Saturday morning to come forward. The incident occurred on the main Callan […]

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Grave destroyed by vandals in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2019 0

A headstone of a grave was knocked clean off its bases after an attack by vandals at a graveyard in a county Kilkenny town. And it’s not the first time this year graves have been targetted by vandals in Callan. In the latest incident, a grave in Newtown cemetery in Callan was attacked between 1am […]

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ALERT: Terrified Kilkenny pensioner mugged by men in white van

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2019 0

A man who was forced to pull over to the side of the road by two men in an oncoming white van was then intimidated into accepting a set of knives after the van driver took all his money. The incident occured in Callan town last Thursday as the man, aged in his 70s, was […]

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Kilkenny town to benefit from Operation Homesafe

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI will be making house calls in county Kilkenny to advise homeowners on home security. Operation Homesafe, an initiative to make people in rural communities aware of how to keep their homes and belongings safe, will take place in Callan tomorrow evening. Sergeant Ciaran Sheahan is calling to houses in Callan between […]