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Kilkenny named Europe’s top destination in 2020 by influential travel site

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2019 0

Kilkenny has been named as Europe’s top travel destination for 2020 by an influential Scandinavian travel site. The Marble City beat competition from Piran in Slovenia and the Fresian Island’s in Denmark to come top of the list of Napsu’s “Where to travel in 2020 – Top 20 European destinations.” Napsu is a Finnish travel […]

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Gardai launch investigation as man’s body discovered in Kilkenny city apartment

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2019 0

Gardai have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in Kilkenny City last night. The State Pathologist’s office has been notified and gardai are describing the discovery as “suspicious”. It is believed the deceased man was aged in his 40s. A team from the garda technical bureau is expected to arrive […]

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New €400k CCTV cameras to help Kilkenny gardai combat crime in city

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2019 0

A new state-of-the-art CCTV system to will help gardai fight crime in Kilkenny city will be installed in 2020. Kilkenny County Council this afternoon approved its 2020 budget, and has set aside €400,000 for the new CCTV system. A total of 21 cameras will be installed at key locations across Kilkenny, from the city-centre to […]

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Scenes of chaos as criminals use car to ram petrol station in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

A petrol station in Kilkenny was rammed by a car during a botched raid in the early hours of this morning. The drama unfolded at the premises on the College Road at around 4.45am. A black Volkswagon Golf was used to crash through the doors of the filling station. However, the criminals fled the scene […]

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Relief road: Kilkenny congestion set to ease as vital road re-opens

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2019 0

There could be some New Year’s cheer for Kilkenny commuters, as a road which takes a lot of traffic away from the city centre and eases congestion around the city, is set to be re-opened. As part of the Western Environs infrastructure scheme, the Circular Road linking the Callan Road to Kilcreene will reopen in […]

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Brazen thief breaks into car parked in driveway of Kilkenny city home as owners sleep

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

A SHOCKED Kilkenny-city homeowner woke to discover their car had been broken into overnight. The vehicle was parked in the driveway of a home on the Castlecomer Road sometime between 8.30pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The car was not damaged, but the glove compartment had been gone through […]

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Vandal smashes back window of car parked in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting a vandal who smashed in the back window of a car parked in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred on Saturday, sometime between 9am and 8.30pm. A local Garda spokesperson said the car, a grey Mazda Demio with a 07-KK registration, was parked on the street at Dean Kavanagh Place at the time. […]

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Threatening graffiti sprayed across front of home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

A SHOCKED Kilkenny city-homeowner woke to discover the front window of his house had been sprayed-painted with threatening graffiti. The incident occurred sometime between 10pm on Friday and 9.20am on Saturday at a house in the Deloughrey Place area of the city. Local gardai are investigating a case of criminal damage. They have urged potential […]

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Thief breaks into car parked in Kilkenny city overnight, wallet and purse stolen

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

AN OPPORTUNIST thief stole a wallet and a purse after breaking into a car parked in Kilkenny city overnight. The robbery occurred in Parkside, sometime between midnight last Wednesday and 9am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A wallet and purse were taken from inside of the car.” Anyone who may have information […]

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What a pane! Vandals damage window of business premises in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

THE window of a business premises in the city was damaged in an act of vandalism. Gardaí in Kilkenny are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which occurred on Circular Road at around 9pm last Friday. A local Garda spokesperson said a “group of people” were seen outside the premises at the time the window […]