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Burglar breaks into home in Kilkenny village after forcing back window open

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2020 0

Gardai are investigating another break-in at a county Kilkenny village. The latest incident occurred at a house in Johnstown sometime between 7.20pm and 8.20pm last Saturday, February 22. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the thief gained entry to the property by forcing a back window open. However, the burglar left empty handed and nothing was […]

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Kilkenny Council to distribute sandbags in preparation for flooding as 14 days of wet weather forecast

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 Post a comment

Sandbags are to be given out to Kilkenny residents following a warning from the council to prepare for flooding. People all across the county are being urged to prepare for the worst following advice from Met Éireann that we can expect heavy rain and possible snow which could continue for the next two weeks. Kilkenny […]

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BREAKING: County Kilkenny road closed following serious crash this morning

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2019 0

Gardai and emergency services have rushed to the scene of a serious crash in county Kilkenny this morning. The incident happened on the Carrick-on-Suir to Kilmoganny (R697) shortly before 9am this morning. It is understood the road in closed and traffic is being diverted. Meanwhile, a woman in her 40s remains in a critical condition […]

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Seven Kilkenny towns and villages share €400k pot aimed at enhancing area

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

Close to €400,000 has been earmarked for seven Kilkenny communities under the Towns and Villages Renewal Scheme. The scheme aims to enhance Kilkenny’s towns and villages, to make them more attractive places in which to live and work. Slieverue takes the lions share of the funding as it has been allocated €200,000 to develop a […]

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Oddball burglars thrash Kilkenny premises then flee empty handed

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BURGLARS forced their way into a county Kilkenny business, trashed the place and then fled without taking anything. The vandals forced their way into the premises on the Dublin Road, Johnstown, last Saturday night between 4.20am and 4.40am. Once inside the premises in the town centre the burglars completely ransacked the building. […]

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Thieves break into back of Kilkenny Spar in botched bid to snatch cash from ATM

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

GARDAI for hunting for at least two suspects who attempted to take cash from an ATM in the back of a shop and petrol station in county Kilkenny over the weekend. The thieves broke into the rear of O’Hare’s Spar in Johnstown at around 5am yesterday. They proceeded to try to take cash from an […]

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UPDATE: 33 arrested in day long crime crackdown by Kilkenny gardai

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 33 people and recovered a quantity of drugs, as part of Operation Storm aimed at preventing crime in county Kilkenny. One man appeared in court earlier today and more have been charged in relation to various crimes today. Over 120 gardai took part in the operation including 26 trainee […]

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15 arrested in major crackdown on crime in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 15 people and recovered a quantity of drugs, as part of Operation Storm aimed at preventing crime in county Kilkenny. One man has been charged already and is due in court later today. Up to 100 gardai are taking part in the operation including 26 trainee gardai and armed […]

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Emergency services at scene of separate crashes on Kilkenny roads

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY EMERGENCY services rushed to the scene of two separate road crashes in Kilkenny this morning. The first collision occurred at Canal Road, Johnstown at around 9am. Gardai attended the scene. The incident caused minor delays in the area, but the scene has now been cleared. The second crash happened at roughly the […]

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TRAFFIC CHAOS: Overturned lorry blocks Kilkenny motorway as car bursts into flames

By Kilkenny Now 28th August 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY AN OVERTURNED lorry and flaming car caused traffic chaos around Kilkenny this morning. The incidents in Grannagh and Johnstown saw the emergency services closing down parts of the road for a time. In the first incident, a lorry overturned at a roundabout approaching the M9 in Grannagh, just before 10 am. The […]