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Investigation launched into spate of break-ins in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2020 0

Gardai are investigating a spate of breaks-ins that have occurred in a county Kilkenny town recently. Three break-ins of similar circumstances happened in Callan in the space of 24 hours last week. The first two incidents happened close to the Callan town centre late last Tuesday afternoon, February 18, between 4pm and 6pm while the […]

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Gardai hunt gang who broke into home of 89-year-old Kilkenny woman stealing her cash and leaving her traumatised

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 0

An 89-year-old Kilkenny woman was subjected to horrific ordeal after a gang of burglars raided her home as she looked-on helpless and terrified. The woman was home alone in her house at Kilbraghan, New Ross, in county Kilkenny on Tuesday, February 11. Shortly before 9pm, two men appeared at the rear of the house. They […]

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Break time: Gardai hunt gang of four that broke into county Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2020 0

Gardaí are on the hunt for a gang who broke into a county Kilkenny school and trashed its offices. The incident happened at Scoil Aireagal, Ballyhale shortly before 8.30pm last Thursday, February 13. Gardaí received a report of a break in at a school and upon arrival discovered the window of an office had been […]

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Burglar smashed front door of home in Kilkenny village while owner was away

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2020 0

Gardai are investigating an attempted break-in of a house in a county Kilkenny village. The incident happened at Comeragh View, Mooncoin between 7pm on Saturday, February 8 and 11am on Sunday, February 9. The homeowner, who was not at the property at the time of the incident, returned home to find a glass panel in […]

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Shocked Kilkenny homeowner returns from weekend away to find home ransacked

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2020 0

A homeowner in Kilkenny city was shocked to discover their house was broken into and ransacked while they were away for the weekend. Burglars gained entry to the house at Fairview on the Castlecomer Road sometime between 11am last Friday and 12pm on Monday. On returning home, the owner of the property discovered the rooms […]

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Bungling burlgar flees Kilkenny home after setting off alarm

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2020 0

A burglar attempting to rob a Kilkenny home in an early morning raid fled when he tripped the house alarm. The incident happened at a house in Parkside on the Freshford Road in Kilkenny around 6am on Tuesday morning. While trying to get into the house the burglar set off the alarm which woke the […]

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Burglars batter front door of Kilkenny house in bid to force their way into property

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2020 0

Burglars cuased substantial damage to the front door of a county Kilkenny home as they tried to gain entry to the property. The attempted break-in occurred at a house in Knocknew, Ballyfoyle, sometime between 9.40am and 9.15pm on Friday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A substantial amount of damage was done to the front door […]

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Burglar broke into Kilkenny home as owners slept and stole wallet

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2020 0

A burglar crept into a home in Kilkenny while the owners slept and went through their private belongings. The break-in occurred at a house in The Paddocks on Kells Road in Kilkenny city between 12.30am and 8am on Saturday morning. The homeowner awoke in the morning to discover the light on in the kitchen and […]

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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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Burglar thrashes Kilkenny home then flees empty-handed

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for the person who thrashed a family home in county Kilkenny while they were away but stole nothing. The incident occurred at a house on the Gowran road, Paulstown between 10.30am and 9pm on Sunday. The burglar forced their way in through a door at the side of the house. […]