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BREAKING: Man dies after shocking day time assault in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2022 0

Gardai are investigating a fatal assault that occurred in Kilkenny city today. The shocking incident occurred on Hebron Road at around 12.45pm. a Garda spokesperson confirmed a man in his 40s was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital, but later died from his injuries. The sene is currently sealed off to allow for a technical […]

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Let there be light! Kilkenny GAA club makes pitch to council

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2022 0

One of Kilkenny’s biggest GAA clubs has unveiled plans to build new floodlights at its HQ. O’Loughlin-Gaels have sought permission from Kilkenny County Council to install six 1 8metre high LED floodlights at its playing pitches at Leggetsrath off the Hebron Road. The local authority is expected to deliver its decision at the end of […]

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WATCH: Gardai release video of bad behaviour on busy Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2021 0

Several motorists were stopped by gardai in Kilkenny earlier today over a “worrying practice” by some drivers exiting a busy roundabout in the city. A video released by local gardai shows motorists exiting the Hebron Road roundabout passing over the  centre line into oncoming traffic – forcing oncoming cars to give way to prevent a […]

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Car overturned on its side after crash on busy Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2021 0

Traffic on one of Kilkenny’s busiest roads came to a standstill yesterday evening after a car overturned on its side following a collision. The two-car crash occurred on the Hebron Road at around 5pm yesterday. Emergency services arrived at the scene at 5.10pm before the road was cordoned off. Some people at the scene could […]

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Neglected horses rescued and outhouses demolished in Kilkenny city operation

By Colin Bartley 19th May 2021 4

A number of horses were rescued from lands in Kilkenny in a multi-agency operation earlier this week. The horses were taken from lands on the Hebron Road in the city in a planned operation organised by Kilkenny County Council and gardai, with the assistance of animal welfare agencies. The council also removed some buildings erected […]

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‘Busy couple of nights on patrol’ – drugs drivers arrested in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2021 0

Two drug drivers were arrested after they were stopped by gardai in Kilkenny in recent days. The first drivers was arrested after they were stopped on the Hebron Road area of the city on Wednesday night. The following night after driver was arrested after they failed a drugs test at a checkpoint on the College […]

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Driver lucky to escape injury after car comes under fire from ‘balls of mud’ on Kilkenny road

By Colin Bartley 24th March 2021 0

A motorist was lucky to escape injury when their moving car was pelted with mud on a road in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred on the Hebron Road at around 7.30pm on Saturday. A Garda spokesperson confirmed the car was suddenly struck with balls of muck and mud. The driver was able to maintain control […]

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Kilkenny bus attacks: Stone-throwing vandals smash window of moving coach

By Colin Bartley 22nd March 2021 Post a comment

The window of another Kilkenny City Bus were smashed after coming under attack after dark. It is the second time in the space of a week that the public transport service was targeted by strone-throwing vandals in the Hebron area of the city. In the latest incident, the bus was approaching the Hebron Road Roundabout […]

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More bus terror in Kilkenny as vandals smash windows of moving coach

By Colin Bartley 17th March 2021 0

A bus has had windows smashed as it drove along a road in Kilkenny city. It is the third such attack in just over a month – and the fourth incident of its kind in Kilkenny this year. The latest attack on a Kilkenny City Bus, occurred in the Hebron area shortly after 11pm on […]

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Kilkenny Bus service temporarily suspended after another attack on coach in city

By Colin Bartley 9th February 2021 0

One route on the Kilkenny City Bus Service was suspended late last night as yet another bus came under attack and had windows smashed. The incident on the KK2 route occurred on the Hebron Road early yesterday evening, close to where another bus was attacked last week. In the latest incident, a number of windows […]