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Suspected drug driver tried to evade Garda checkpoint at Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2021 0

A suspected drug driver was arrested after he attempted to turn away from a Garda checkpoint in county Kilkenny. The driver’s vehicle was also found to be displaying false discs when he was pulled over by gardai. Gardai confirmed charges will follow. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The driver of this vehicle was displaying false […]

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Banned driver busted after trying to turn away from Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Two disqualified drivers were arrested after they were stopped at separate Garda checkpoints in county Kilkenny. In the first incident, the disqualified motorist was caught red-handed by gardai conducting speed checks on the M9 at Paulstown who was clocked driving at excessive speed. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “With use of Garda mobility device, it was […]

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Tax on SUV impounded by Kilkenny gardai expired 420 days ago!

By Kilkenny Now 27th April 2021 0

The driver of this SUV had their vehicle impounded after gardai discovered its road tax expired 420 days previously. The vehicle was stopped by gardai in Kilkenny yesterday. Members of Unit A had earlier carried out an Operation Fanacht checkpoint. where no breaches were detacted. However, they later came across the SUV, when the Garda […]

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Motorist caught driving on Kilkenny road high on cocaine and cannabis

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2020 0

A drug driver was arrested after they tested positive for cocaine and cannabis at a Garda checkpoint this morning. The arrest comes as gardai in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow continue to man checkpoints across both counties during the Level 5 lockdown. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí in Kilkenny and Carlow continue to conduct checkpoints […]

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Motorist was high on cocaine driving around Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have taken another drug driver off our roads. In the latest case, a motorist was arrested after they failed a roadside drugs test at a checkpoint in the city on shortly after midnight on Monday. Members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit were performing mandatory intoxicant testing (MIT) at a checkpoint in […]

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Driver stopped by Kilkenny gardai at local checkpoint had no windscreen on car

By Kilkenny Now 28th October 2020 0

Local gardai were amazed when they stopped a car at a checkpoint that has no front windscreen. The vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint conducted by members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Roads Policing Unit and the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The operation was primarily aimed at poicing the safety compliance of commercial vehicles, trucks and buses. […]

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L-driver of UK car arrested at Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny was just off ferry and had second set of reg plates hidden in boot

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2020 0

The driver and passenger of a UK-reg car were caught red-handed swapping seats as they pulled up to a Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny yesterday. And during a search of the vehicle, gardai then discovered a separate set of reg plates for a similar type of car in the boot. The driver was arrested at the […]

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Motorway madness: Driver clocked doing 175km/h on Kilkenny road, disqualified motorist has car seized

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

It’s been a busy 24 hours for gardai policing our roads. The driver of this Peugeot 207 was caught red handed at a “routine checkpoint” on the M9 this morning when the Garda Mobility Device detected that he is currently disqualified. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed court proceedings will follow, adding: “No licence, no excuse […]