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Kilkenny gardai make major breakthrough in fight against organised crime: gun, ammunition, cocaine and cash seized

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny and Waterford have made a major breakthrough in ther fight against organised crime in the south east. Today it emerged some €35,000 worth of cocaine was recovered in Glenmore in south Kilkenny during a follow-up search after operation yesterday which resulted in the arrests of four men. The four, suspected members of […]

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Kilkenny burglar flees after failing to break down backdoor

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2020 0

A burglar who attempted an early morning break-in of a Kilkenny house gave up his on his heist after meeting his match in a belligerent backdoor. The bizarre incident occurred at Garden Villas off the Nuncio Road in Kilkenny city sometime between 9.30am and 1.30pm on Saturday, February 1. The burglar managed to jump over […]

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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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Garda seize €7,000 of drugs in raid on Kilkenny house

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

A man in his 20s is in Garda custody following a drugs seizure in Kilkenny City. Cannabis herb worth €7,000 were found during the search of a house at lunchtime on Christmas Eve. The warrant  was executed by members of the Divisional Drugs Unit backed up by members of local Gardai. The arrested man is […]

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Worrying increase in sex crimes reported to Kilkenny gardai

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

There has been an increase in the number of sex crimes reported in the Kilkenny Garda Division in the first six months of 2019. New figures revealed in the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) report on recorded crime detection, shows 47 cases were reported to local gardai in the first six months of 2019, up […]

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Man (29) to appear in court over spate of county Kilkenny burglaries

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2019 0

A 29-year-old Kilkenny man is due to appear in court today in relation to a spate of break-ins committed around the county last week. The man was arrested at his home in Kilkenny city centre at 5.20pm yesterday. He was brought to Kilkenny Garda Station for questioning and subsequently charged. He is due to appear […]

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REVEALED: People seeking treatment for cocaine use doubles in one year

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

There has been a 50% rise in the number of people in Ireland seeking treatment for cocaine use in the past year. The unprecedented rise has been revealed in figures just released by the Health Research Board (HRB), who says the economic recovery is the driving factor behind the surge in drug use. People seeking […]

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Kilkenny crime gang suffer major blow as gardai seize huge stash of cash

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A CRIME gang based in Kilkenny suffered a major setback after gardai seized a huge stash of cash believed to be the profits of crime. In all €24,000 in cash was discovered during a search of a premises in Kilkenny City this afternoon. The money was in both euros and sterling. The […]

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Gardai hunt vandals who targeted site of 12th century Kilkenny monument

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

DAMAGE was caused to maintenance equipment at the site of a cherished national monument in county Kilkenny by trespassers. The 12th century Kells Priory was undergoing general maintenance work by Office of Public Works (OPW) staff last week when the incident occurred. When the workers arrived at the Priory last Thursday morning they noticed damage […]

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Man defied barring order then brutally assaulted his ex-partner in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN ignored a barring order and viciously assaulted his former partner in Kilkenny. Kilkenny gardai were called to intervene in a domestic violence incident at Wetlands on Saturday evening. Local gardai received a call from a distressed female who said she had been assaulted by the 42-year-old man. Gardaí arrived at […]