Business Crime News

SCAM ALERT: Gardai issue fresh ‘vishing’ alert to Kilkenny residents

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 Post a comment

Residents in Kilkenny have been warned to be on the lookout over a fresh ‘vishing’ scam targeting the South East of the country. A post on the Garda Síochána Kilkenny/Carlow Facebook page said fraudsters were calling people looking for their financial details. “We are receiving reports of fraudulent messages seeking peoples financial details via a […]

News

Body found in burning car had gunshot wounds

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2019 0

The body of a man discovered in a burning car last night had been shot, gardai believe. The grim discovery was made at 8.15pm last night after the local fire brigade put the blaze out. The scene of the fire at Mount Andrew Rise in Lucan was sealed off this morning pending a forensic examination. […]

News

39 people who froze to death in lorry container were Chinese nationals: reports

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2019 0

THE 39 people who forze to death in the back of a lorry in the UK are reported to have been Chinese nationals. Gardai, who have been working closely with the UK authorities regarding the horrific event, said there is no evidence that an Irish people trafficking gang was involved. They also confirmed the truck […]

News

Pensioner (80s) arrested after man (60s) was shot dead outside his house

By Kilkenny Now 18th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN in his 80s has been arrested following the shooting dead of a second man in Mayo overnight. The shooting happened at Aghamore, Ballyhaunis, just before midnight. A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene. The owner of the house, the man in his 80s, was arrested and […]

News

Garda arrested on corruption charges due to appear in court

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2019 0

A MEMBER of An Garda Síochána is due to appear in court this afternoon on corruption charges. The officer was arrested this morning as part of an investigation into alleged corruption involving gardaí. A second man was also arrested. The arrests and charges are in relation to an investigation by Special Crime Operations into alleged […]

News

Gardai investigate attack on a five-year-old girl by group of young boys

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating an alleged attack on a young girl by three boys. All the children involved in the incident are under the age of ten. It’s alleged the five-year-old girl was attacked by three boys aged between seven and ten in a shed at a derelict house. The young girl escaped, but not before […]