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Sex offences and drug crime rose dramatically in Kilkenny during lockdown: report

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2021 0

There was a noticeable increase in sexual offences and drug arrests in the Kilkenny Garda Division over the course of 2020. At the same time the number of thefts and public order incidents in the county fell dramatically. The figures were released in the Crime Statistics for each Garda Division published by the Central Statistics […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Is a broadcaster really worth 10 times more than a nurse?

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2021 0

RTE paid Ryan Tubridy €495,000 in 2019. A senior staff nurse in a public hospital earns  €48,736 a year. The national broadcaster paid the money to a company called Tuttle Productions for the services of Mr Tubridy, according to figures released last week. In 2019, RTE paid €450,00 to a company called What Next Productions […]

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Garda chopper joins in massive manhunt on Kilkenny border, suspect arrested in field

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2020 0

A huge manhunt involving the police helicopter took place on the Kilkenny border last night after a man caused extensive damage to a business. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division were called to a burglary taking place at the NCT Testing Centre on O’Brien’s Road in Carlow Town last night. At 11.50pm gardai entered the […]

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Cocaine crackdown: Kilkenny gardai raid 16 local premises, €40k of drugs seized

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2020 0

Cocaine, heroin, downers and cannabis worth up to €40,000 were recovered and 14 people charged with drug offences following a planned crackdown on the sale and supply of drugs in Kilkenny. Earlier this week the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit conducted targeted searches on 16 locations throughout counties Kilkenny and Carlow. As a result of the […]

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Speeding motorist clocked doing 178kph on M9, then fails drugs test

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A DRIVER who was stopped on the motorway after being clocked doing almost 180mphh on the motorway by local gardai was arrested after he failed a drugs test. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Roads Policing Unit detected a car travelling at 178kph on the M9 motorway just before midnight on Sunday. After being […]

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OPERATION THOR: 34 arrests, 14 people charged and three vehicles seized

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THIRTY-four people were arrested, 14 are now facing court charges and three vehicles were seized as part of Operation Thor in Kilkenny yesterday. The day of action at disrupting criminal activity and preventing crime in the Kilkenny/Carlow Garda Division took place throughout yesterday and was a great success for gardai. A total […]

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UPDATE: Woman (20s) dies tragically at wedding

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE woman who died in a Carlow hotel over the weekend passed away after she falling ill in what is being treated as a tragic incident. The woman, who was in her 20s, was attending a wedding at the venue. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the young woman was pronounced […]