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Disqualified drink-driver nabbed after he refused to stop for gardai in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2020 2

A disqualified motorist was caught red handed after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Kilkenny city. The driver initially failed to stop when he encountered local gardai on patrol on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. Officers carried out a roadside test when he eventually pulled over. Further checks confirmed he […]

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Caught in the act: Burlgar who broke into Kilkenny city home arrested and charged

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2020 0

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted burglary in Kilkenny city. The break-in occurred at a family home in St Francis Terrace on Friday. During the course of the burglary the thief was disturbed and fled the scene. However, gardai received a description of the man and subsequently arrested the […]

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Drug driver busted: Kilkenny motorist put off road after testing positive for cocaine

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2020 0

A drug driver has been put off the road after he tested positive for cocaine when he was stopped by local gardai. The motorist was pulled over by gardai in Thomastown on Saturday. They conducted an oral test on the driver and he tested positive for cocaine. A local Garda spokesperson said: “He was arrested, […]

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Kilkenny man in court over break-in at city-centre premises

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2020 Post a comment

A Kilkenny man found in possession of a quantity of suspected drugs after he attempted to break into a city-centre premises will appear in court next week. The man, who is in his 20s, will appear before Kilkenny District Court on Monday, January 14. The suspect was arrested a short time after he entered the […]

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Men charged after Kilkenny farm burglary and Garda chopper chase to spend Christmas in jail

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2019 0

Two Kilkenny men charged in relation to a burglary of a farm where the Garda helicopter was called in aid the manhunt are to spend Christmas in prison. Edward Carthy (25), of 27 Rioch Street, Kilkenny and Jimmy Carthy (20), from the Wetlands Halting Site were remanded back to prison following a short hearing in […]

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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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Kilkenny man to appear in court over drugs and growhouse discovery

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A Kilkenny man and a Tipperary man are to appear in court in relation to the discovery of a “sophisticated growhouse” operation and an estimated €55,000 worth of drugs on the Kilkenny / Tipperary border. The two men, both in their 40s, were arrested after gardai swooped on the growhouse close to […]

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Man arrested following heroin seizure in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

A DRUG dealer was arrested after he was found possession of a quantity of heroin in Kilkenny city. The man was arrested by members of the Kilkenny Detective Unit, backed up by uniformed officers, targeting the sale and supply of “controlled drugs” in the city. He was found to be in possession of an estimated […]

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No repossession orders granted on Kilkenny homes this year

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is just one of two counties in the country in which no home repossessions were granted to the banks in the first six months of this year. The figures were revealed today under the Freedom of Information Act. In the first half of 2019, banks operating in Ireland were given permission […]

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Gardai find €12,000 worth of weed in rural Kilkenny raid

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO men were arrested after gardai raided a rural Kilkenny premises and found €12,000 worth of cannabis plants growing inside. The raid by the Carlow/ Kilkenny Divisional Drugs Unit took place in a rural part of North Kilkenny, last Monday. During a search of the premises, plants with a value of €12,000 […]