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Vandals force closure of historic Kilkenny tourist attraction

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A NATIONAL historic site in Kilkenny has been forced to shut its gates to the public following serious and ongoing vandalism. St Mary’s Abbey and graveyard in Callan was the target of serious vandalism in recent weeks, with numerous headstones damaged beyond repair and graves vandalised. The site had only recently been […]

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ALERT: Criminals target legal firearms, shotgun stolen from Kilkenny farm

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A FIREARM was stolen during a break-in at a farm in county Kilkenny. The burglary happened overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday last, sometime between 10.30pm and 7.30am. The thieves made their way to a farm in Kilmanagh, near Callan, where they broke into an office in the farmyard by forcing open the […]

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ALERT: Garda warning after spate of car break-ins across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY car owners are being warned to be more careful when leaving their cars not to have any possessions left on display inside their vehicles. The call comes from Kilkenny Garda after a noticeable increase in car burglary’s around the county in recent weeks. The latest car break-in happened in Thomastown over […]

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Vandals destroy graves in county Kilkenny cemetery

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY VNADALS have been laying siege to a county Kilkenny graveyard, breaking tombstones and destroying graves. Gardai are hunting a person or group who have been vandalising graves at St Mary’s Graveyard in Callan. So far seven graves have been targeted and the headstones damaged.  The first grave was targeted on Saturday, June […]

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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 gardai seize €3,600 of cocaine in raids across city and county

By Kilkenny Now 21st June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY gardai seized  €3,600 worth of cocaine during two separate raids on houses in the city and county last night. Three men have been questioned by gardai under suspicion of the sale and supply of drugs. The first of the planned raids took place in Callan at 9.30pm last night. The second […]