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Sharp drop in Kilkenny crime for past three months as criminals stay home

By Kilkenny Now 13th June 2020 0

There has been a significant drop in crime trends during the Covid-19 pandemic from March to May compared to the same period last year, new figures released by An Garda Siochana reveal. Attempted murders are down 24%, burglaries 44% while robberies dropped by 30%, with thefts from shops (39%) and from persons (62) also seeing […]

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Gardai launch murder inquiry after body parts found in bag

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

Gardai have launched a murder investigation after human body parts were found in a bag on a road. The scene in Dublin’s Moatview Gardens in Coolock has been preserved for a forensic and technical examination. Gardaí have not identified the victim but the Garda Technical Bureau and the State Pathologist’s Office are expected to arrive […]

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Gardai launch investigation as man’s body discovered in Kilkenny city apartment

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2019 0

Gardai have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in Kilkenny City last night. The State Pathologist’s office has been notified and gardai are describing the discovery as “suspicious”. It is believed the deceased man was aged in his 40s. A team from the garda technical bureau is expected to arrive […]

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Brazen thief breaks into car parked in driveway of Kilkenny city home as owners sleep

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

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 […]

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Gardai hunt gang who siphoned diesel from trucks on building site in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are hunting a criminal gang who broke into a building site in the city and siphoned hundreds of euros worth of diesel from trucks parked there overnight. The incident occurred at a construction site in the Kilmanagh Road area of Kilkenny city overnight between last Wednesday, March 27 and the following morning. A […]

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Gang behind spate of break-ins at sheds and garages across Kilkenny strike again

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2019 0

A CRIME gang targeting Kilkenny homes and businesses is believed to be behind a spate of identical break-ins in recent days. Local gardai are investigating four separate burglaries in which power tools were stolen over a three-day period. Last Friday, January 11, the thieves broke into a garage attached to a house in Coon outside […]

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Criminal Assets Bureau targeting 20 major criminals in Kilkenny area

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2018 0

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is now targeting 20 criminals operating the Kilkenny-Carlow area. CAB has seen its operations expand significantly in recent years and has more than doubled the number of targets on its books in the past two years. This number jumped from 600 to 973 this year, with briefings given by CAB […]