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Shocked Kilkenny resident awakes to find burglar rummaging through their home

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

A burglar broke into a house in Kilkenny city in the early hours of morning but fled after he was disturbed by a person living in the property. The break-in occurred at a house on the Johnwell Road in the city at around 5.30am yesterday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the burglar, a male, entered […]

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Sat Nav stolen from car parked in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2020 0

One local car owner had a miserable start to the New Year after his vehicle was broken into on the first day of 2020. A thief made off with a Sat Nav device after he broke into a car that was parked in Lintown Grove, Johnswell Road in  the city sometime between 8.30pm on New […]

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Why the long face? Thieves steal horse blanket from county Kilkenny property

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a property in South Kilkenny and made off with a horse blanket. The theft occurred at Roscara, Johnswell Road, Glenmore sometime between 8am on Tuesday, September 24 and Saturday, September 28. A Garda spokesperson said: “The blanket was taken from the injured party’s garden.” Potential eyewitnesses or anyone who may have noticed […]

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€110,000 worth of drugs destined for Kilkenny seized by gardai

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2019 0

By  COLIN BARTLEY TWO people are due to appear in court after gardai seized cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis worth €110,000 destined for the Kilkenny drug market. A man and a woman, both in their mid-30s are due in Carlow District Court today on charges of misuse of drugs for the purpose of sale and supply. […]

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Vandals wreck car parked in driveway of Kilkenny home as family slept

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 0

VANDALS targeted a car parked in the driveway of a house in Kilkenny city, causing serious damage to the bodywork. The damaged car, a red Honda Civic, was parked in the driveway of a house at Pococke Lower, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny overnight last Monday when the vandals struck. The owners awoke to find large scratches […]

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Thief captured on CCTV stealing drums of diesel from house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

A FUEL thief was captured on CCTV jumping over a wall into a house in Kilkenny city before making off with three drums of diesel. The incident occurred at Johnswell Road, Garringreen, on Tuesday, May 21, at around 10.50pm. The drums of diesel were taken from the yard at the side of a house where […]

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Almost €3,000 of drugs seized in separate raids within 24 hours in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 24th April 2019 0

GARDAI in Kilkenny seized almost €3,000 of drugs in two similar raids on houses in Kilkenny city in the space of less than 24 hours. Drugs with a combined estimated value of €1,000 were found during a planned raid on a house in the Vicar Street area of the city at 8pm last Wednesday. A […]