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Garda hunt after criminal damage caused near county Kilkenny graveyard

By Kilkenny Now 7th October 2020 0

Gardaí are investigating an case of criminal damage that occurred near a graveyard in county Kilkenny. A local Garda spokesperson did not specify what property was damaged, but said the incident occurred “in an isolated rural area” in Cappagh, Thomastown, last Wednesday night. Gardai have appealed to anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity […]

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Scenes of chaos at Kilkenny city site: machinery set ablaze, JCB’s windows smashed

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are investigating two serious attacks on a construction site in Kilkenny city in which machinery was set alight and a JCB had its windows smashed in. The incidents took place on consecutive nights at the works of the new Western Ring Road extension at Poulgour, close to the Callan Road exit. […]

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Vandals smash new windows at state-owned building

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A STATE-owned building, currently undergoing renovation, was targeted by vandals in Kilkenny this week. A Health Service Executive (HSE) building known as HSE House in the Wetlands had a lot of its newly inserted windows smashed in a mindless attack. The culprits didn’t enter the building, and nothing was taken from the […]

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BREAKING: Surge in sex crimes reported in South East, but Kilkenny cases plummet

By Kilkenny Now 2nd April 2019 0

THERE was a significant rise in the number of reported sex crimes in the Garda South East division which covers Kilkenny last year, new figures reveal. A total of 426 sex offences were recorded in the South East division last year, according to the latest crime figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This […]