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Bungling burglar botches break-in after trying to get through window of Kilkenny house

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2020 0

A bungling burglar attempted to break into a house in Kilkenny city but fled the scene after trying to force open a window. The attempted burglar occurred at a house on the Freshford Road last Monday, September 28. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the thief attempted to gain entry to the house but did not […]

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Kilkenny man who helped devise Covid contact-tracing strategy receives presitgious award

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2020 0

A Kilkenny man is among researchers from five universities that have been awarded prestigious Lero Director’s Prizes. Dr Jim Buckley of Freshford Road, Kilkenny city, is among eight researchers from five leading Irish universities  awarded Lero Director’s Prizes at an online ceremony this week. The Kilkenny man, who works at the University of Limerick. was […]

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Vandals smash patio door and windows of house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2020 0

Vandals broke a patio door and two windows of a house in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred at a property in Loreto Lodge on the Freshford Road last Wednesday shortly after 9.30pm. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 777 5000.

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Man assaulted by two youths on bicycles in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

A man was assasulted after he was approached by two youths on bicycles in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred on the Freshford Road last Wednesday. A local Garda spokesperson said the victim was verbally abused by the youths who then got off the bikes and started pushing him. Gardai have asked anyone who witnessed the […]

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Vandals smash windows of car parked outside owner’s house in quiet part of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2020 0

Vandals smashed the windows of a car parked outside the owner’s home in a quiet area of Kilkenny city. The car, a grey Peugeot, was parked up on a driveway in Aylesbury on the Freshford Road over the weekend when the incident occurred sometime between 9pm last Friday and 11am the following morning. A local […]

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Bungling burlgar flees Kilkenny home after setting off alarm

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2020 0

A burglar attempting to rob a Kilkenny home in an early morning raid fled when he tripped the house alarm. The incident happened at a house in Parkside on the Freshford Road in Kilkenny around 6am on Tuesday morning. While trying to get into the house the burglar set off the alarm which woke the […]

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Beautiful family home in sought-after Kilkenny city estate for less than €300,000

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2019 0

The address: No. 20, Talbot’s Court, Freshford Road, Kilkenny city  The lowdown: Fine three-bed family home in popular Kilkenny city estate that will be a big hit with the kids! The price: €295,000 ______________________________________________ LOCATED, space and privacy are just some of the fine attributes that come with No. 20 Talbot’s Court. This fine family

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Thieves steal huge haul of overhead cables from busy Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of patient thieves waiting for the ideal opportunity pounce bided their time and made off with a hefty load of expensive metal. The nifty thieves managed to rob 270 metres of heavy-duty overhead cables from the side of the road, in a job that took no more than 15 minutes. […]

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New development will ‘totally transform’ section of Kilkenny city: Minister

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2019 0

THE Kilkenny Western Environs Phase 1 Infrastructure Scheme will “totally transform” an area of land close to Kilkenny city and will lay the foundations for the development of three new schools and more than 500 new homes, Minister John Paul Phelan has said. The Kilkenny TD, who turned the sod on the 2.3km long scheme […]