A sizable increase in the number of sexual offences were reported in the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division in the first three months of this year, new figures reveal. However burglaries locally were down considerably in the first quarter 2020, according to crime statistics for published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today. They show the number […]
By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than a hundred families have joined a Kilkenny man’s crusade to reform the laws surrounding parole and day release of murderers. John Whelan, from Windgap, is Chairperson and co-founder of the Sentencing And Victim Equality (SAVE), a group for families whose loved ones have been victims of homicides. John’s sister Sharon (30) and her two
THERE was a significant rise in the number of reported sex crimes in the Garda South East division which covers Kilkenny last year, new figures reveal. A total of 426 sex offences were recorded in the South East division last year, according to the latest crime figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This […]