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Drugs, weapons and stolen goods found on man caught fleeing Kilkenny break-in

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have made a significant arrest in relation to crime in the city after catching a man red-handed fleeing a burglary this morning. The man in his 20s was arrested after being caught fleeing the scene of a burglary in on William Street this morning and was then found to be in possession of […]

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Gang of five masked men break into house on Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the hunt for a burglary gang who could be using fake plates in an effort to avoid detection. A house close to the Kilkenny border was targeted by the gang yesterday morning. The gang of up to five men in a black Audi A4 broke into a house near Mullinahone on the […]

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Burglars break into Kilkenny family home and steal stash of cash just days before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 23rd December 2019 0

A gang of burglars broke into family home in county Kilkenny days before Christmas. Four men were seen fleeing from a house at Cloneen, Crettyard on Thursday at around 6.45pm. The gang forced open the front doors to gain access before setting about turning over the house in search of money. Despite going through the […]

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Burglar steals stash of coins worth €650 after breaking into Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2019 0

Gardai are on the hunt for a burglar who got his money’s worth after breaking into a Kilkenny home. The burglary happened at Roberts Hill, Circular Road on Saturday, December 14 between 6.30pm and 8pm. A window to the rear of the house was forced open and once inside the burglar found a stash of […]

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Thieves break-into Kilkenny premises and make off with the safe in brazen pre-Christmas burglary

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2019 0

Burglars broke-into a Kilkenny city business before they thrashed the premises and made off with the safe. The break-in occured at a business in Smithlands, Loughboy at around around 1.40am on Monday. The burglars forced open the front door with a crowbar and, once inside, they ransacked the shop area. They then located the safe […]

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Burglars steal cash and jewellery after trashing neighbouring houses in county Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2019 0

Two neighbouring houses in a county Kilkenny village were broken into and ransacked in quick succession last weekend. Both incidents happened on the New Road in Mooncoin between 3pm and 5.45pm last Friday, December 6. At the first house targeted the burglars broke a kitchen window at the rear of the house in order to […]

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Golden fleece! Burglars targeting Kilkenny homes for designer goods in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Gardai are on the lookout for a county Kilkenny burglar who appears to have a penchant for the finer things in life. Jewellery, expensive watches and designer accessories were stolen from a house on the Annamult Road in Bennettsbridge while the owners were away for a few days. The burglars managed to break-down the back […]

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Burglars thrash Kilkenny home and make off with ‘significant’ amount of cash

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

A shocked Kilkenny homeowner came home from work to find his house trashed and a significant amount of cash stolen, along with an expensive watch and a set of car keys. The break-in happened on the Waterford Road in Springhill last Tuesday sometime between 8.30am and 10.15pm. The burglars managed to force their way inside […]

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Kilkenny family shocked after cash and jewellery stolen from home in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

A well-tooled burglar stole cash, jewellery and electrical items from a house in county Kilkenny while the owner was away at work. The incident happened in the centre of Stoneyford yesterday between 11am and 7.30pm. The burglar made a number of attempts to get into the house before finally breaking the window of the back […]

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Garda chopper used to track down gang of Kilkenny burglars

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2019 0

The Garda Helicopter was instrumental in hunting down a gang of burglars caught breaking into a premises in Kilkenny last night. A  manhunt was launched for two men who managed to escape the clutches of gardai at the scene of the burglary in the Johnswell area of Kilkenny city late last night. Gardai arrested one […]