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Heartless motorist steals children’s eggs from Kilkenny roadside

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2021 0

Thieves stole a cooler box full of eggs that were being sold by children on the side of a Kilkenny road. The theft occurred at Drummond, St Mullins at 3pm yesterday. The children, who were out in the heat all day trying to make money selling their free-range eggs, had left a cooler box full […]

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Burglars bungle daylight break-in via garage of home in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2021 0

Burglars attempted to break into the garage of a home in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred at a house in Raheendore in Graiguenamanagh sometime between 9.30am and 2.30pm last Friday. The homeowner returned to discover a series of marks on the garage doors. However, the burglars did not gain entry to the property and nothing […]

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Diesel and farm equipment stolen during break-in at Kilkenny farm

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2021 0

Farmer machinery and agricultural diesel was stolen during a break-in at a Kilkenny farm. The theft occurred at Townahaw, Skeoughvasteen sometime between 9pm last Monday evening and 9am on Tuesday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the burglars broke into a shed on the property by forcing open a door. A number of valuable items […]

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More than €3,000 worth of building equipment stolen from site in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2020 0

A construction site in county Kilkenny was targeted by thieves earlier this week, who made of with more than €3,000 worth of equipment. The incident happened at a site in Milltown, Graiguenamanagh where a house is currently under construction. Thieves broke in sometime between 11am on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday and made of with […]

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In hot water: Hunt on for gang who robbed boat in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 5th June 2020 0

A pleasure boat, its engine, and trailer have been stolen from a county Kilkenny driveway. The two-berth river cruiser called the “Shady Lady” was stolen from a driveway in Friar’s Hill in Graiguenamanagh sometime between Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, June 4. Not only was the distinctive blue and white boat taken, the boat’s outboard […]

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Bloodied and battered man (43) rushed to hospital following unprovoked attack in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2020 0

A man was left battered and bloodied following an unprovoked attack in broad daylight in the centre of a county Kilkenny town. The 43-year-old man was walking on Main Street in Graiguenamanagh at 1.30pm on Sunday afternoon when the assault occurred. Another male approached the victim and punched him in the face, opening a nasty […]

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Large haul of builders’ tools stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny site

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2020 0

Thieves made off with a valuable haul of construction equipment after breaking into a building site in county Kilkenny. Gardai confirmed the thieves broke into the site in Clonamery, Inistioge, sometime between 2pm last Saturday and 10am on Wednesday. The thieves made off with an expensive Jefferson generator, two blue Makita drills, sets of drill […]

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Vandals wreck roof of county Kilkenny building and leave their underwear behind

By Kilkenny Now 17th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BRAZEN vandals had the bare cheek to leave their underwear behind them after thrashing the roof of a county Kilkenny brass band’s practice rooms. The practice room’s roof of Graiguenamanagh Brass Band, Ireland’s oldest brass band, was ruined in an act of wanton sabotage on Saturday night last. The culprit then left […]