Burglars who broke into a popular county Kilkenny pub fled empty-handed after being rumbled by the bar owner. A number of men forced their way into a bar on the Square in Castlecomer around 3am on Tuesday. The bar owner was woken by a loud bang downstairs, he then heard voices coming from the private […]
A SHOCKED Kilkenny-city homeowner woke to discover their car had been broken into overnight. The vehicle was parked in the driveway of a home on the Castlecomer Road sometime between 8.30pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The car was not damaged, but the glove compartment had been gone through […]
By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S six Credit Unions have come out tops in a survey of people’s customer experience. The Credit Union movement has been named as Ireland’s best customer service for the fifth time in a row in the CXi Ireland Customer Experience (CX) Report and has won the award in each of the years […]
By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY community is pulling together by bringing out the big machinery to try and grow funds for a local boy’s battle with cancer. Five-year-old Conor Parr from Clough, near Castlecomer was diagnosed with cancer in March this year. While Conor undergoes his daily chemotherapy, the people of Clough and further afield […]
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 […]
By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY road has been closed as emergency services deal with a truck that’s on fire. The truck caught fire on the road between Paulstown and Castlecomer, at Ballinvally, close to the Paulstown turnoff. The road has been closed off as the fire services deal with the incident. The truck caught fire […]
By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 33 people and recovered a quantity of drugs, as part of Operation Storm aimed at preventing crime in county Kilkenny. One man appeared in court earlier today and more have been charged in relation to various crimes today. Over 120 gardai took part in the operation including 26 trainee […]
By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 15 people and recovered a quantity of drugs, as part of Operation Storm aimed at preventing crime in county Kilkenny. One man has been charged already and is due in court later today. Up to 100 gardai are taking part in the operation including 26 trainee gardai and armed […]
TWO Kilkenny primary schools have lodged planning applications with the local authroity seeking to expand their facilities. Bunscoil McAuley Rice in Callan, which currently educates nearly 900 children, is looking to add an extra classroom, an entrance hall, three Special Education Teacher (SET) rooms, and toilets. The school opened in 2015. Due to the demand […]
By COLIN BARTLEY THOUSANDS of Kilkenny people are currently without power after unexpectedly powerful thunderstorms hit the county. Close to 1,000 homes from all around the county are currently without power. Homes as far north as Castlecomer to as far south as Glenmore are affected, as the frequency and strength of the thunderstorms and lightning […]