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Vandals desecrate Kilkenny church

By Colin Bartley 20th April 2021 0

Gardai are on the hunt for vandals who caused damage to a church in county Kilkenny over the weekend. The incident occurred at the Church of the Assumption in Paulstown on Saturday afternoon. A local Garda source said vandals entered the church sometime between 9am and 5.45pm. They broke a speaker in the gallery and […]

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Opportunist burglars attempt daylight break-in at Kilkenny home

By Colin Bartley 20th January 2021 0

A local homeowner iwas shocked to discover burglars had attempted to break into their house in the middle of the day. The incident occurred at a house in Doninga, between Goresbridge and Paulstown, last Monday afternoon sometime between 1pm and 3pm. The homeowner returned to find damage to the exterior of his house where the […]

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Blooming annoying: Green fingered thief makes off with garden ornaments from county Kilkenny home

By Colin Bartley 6th August 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for a light-fingered thief they believe may have green-fingers. Two black cast iron flowerpots were stolen from outside a house in Garryduff, Gowran between 6pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday. The homeowner noticed the heavy flowerpots had vanished when they left their house Tuesday morning and reported it to […]

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Hot property: Brazen thieves steal boiler from home in Kilkenny village

By Colin Bartley 5th August 2020 0

Brazen thieves made off with a boiling cylinder after they broke into a house in county Kilkenny. The copper boiling cylinder was stolen during the break-in at an unoccupied house in Powerstown, Goresbridge between 4.30pm on Monday and 8am the following day. The padlocks on two shed doors were also broken, but nothing was taken […]

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Heartless thieves steal swings from popular Kilkenny playground

By Colin Bartley 8th June 2020 0

A bunch of heartless thieves have ripped the heart out of a county Kilkenny village by stealing the children’s swings from the community playground. Four swings were taken from the public playground at Whitehall in Paulstown between 5pm on Tuesday, June 2 and 2pm on Thursday June 4. The playground is currently closed as part […]

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Kilkenny woman mugged in own driveway after parking car

By Colin Bartley 10th March 2020 0

A Kilkenny woman was mugged in her own driveway by a masked man just seconds after she parked her car. The terrifying incident happened at a house in St John’s Place in Gowran last Friday evening, The woman had just pulled into her driveway when a man, who had his face covered, appeared at her […]

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Border-ing on bizarre: Kilkenny farmer’s mutt swiped and swapped with doggy double

By Colin Bartley 14th February 2020 0

A Kilkenny farmer was left fuming and bewildered when he discovered his trusted sheepdog had been stolen but the thieves left a similar dog in its place. The bizarre incident happened on a farm at Pollagh, Skeoughvosteen near Goresbridge between 10.30am and 12.30am on Thursday, February 13. The farmer had left his dog, a Border […]

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Burglars steal ‘substantial’ amount of cash after breaking into Kilkenny family’s home

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THEIVES made off with a substantial amount of cash after breaking into and ransacking a home in county Kilkenny. The burglars broke into a house in Barracore, Goresbridge, sometime between 1.30pm on Friday and 1.45am on Saturday. The burglars gained entry by forcing open a front window. They then proceeded to ransack […]