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Vandal smashes in front door of house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

A vandal smashed a pane of glass in the front door of a house in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred at a property in the Seville Grove area on the Callan Road at around 9.30pm on Saturday. Gardai are investigating the incident. They have urged potential witnesses or anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in […]

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Burlgars make off with jewellery and cash after break-in at home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2020 0

Burglars made off with jewellery and cash after they broke into a home in Kilkenny city and ransacked the property. The theft occurred at a house in Laurel Hill on the Castlecomer Road sometime between 1.45pm and 7.45pm on Saturday. The thieves gained entry to the property via the back door. A local Garda spokesperson […]

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Teen caught with €8,000 of drugs after he was stopped by gardai in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

A teenager was caught with €8,000 worth of drugs when he was stopped and searched by gardai in Kilkenny city. Local officers arrested the young man on Parliament Street on Friday night on suspicion of being in possession of drugs. He was taken to Kilkenny Garda Station where he was searched and found to be […]

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Public appeal for puppy missing from his home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

Members of the public have been urged to be on the lookout for this lost puppy. The six-month-old male Jack Russell, who is brown and white with a large brown spot on his right side, has been missing from his home on the Circular Road, Kilkenny since St Stephen’s night. Anyone with information regarding the […]

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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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What a pane! Vandal shatters front window of well-known Kilkenny city store

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Gardai are hunting for a vandal who caused extensive damage to the front of a popular store in Kilkenny city-centre. The main window of the Hurley Depot was smashed in the early hours of Monday morning, causing over €1,000 worth of damage. As a result, the store has been forced to put its plans for […]

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Drugs bust in Kilkenny city centre, young man arrested after Garda raid

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man in his twenties is to appear in court after being caught with drugs during the course of a Garda raid. An estaimed €3,500 worth of cannabis and drugs paraphernalia was discovered in a house off Parliament Street during a planned raid by gardai on Wednesday evening. A man in […]

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Shocked Kilkenny city resident woken by thieves trying to break into his car

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

A KILKENNY city householder was woken by the sound of thieves trying to break into his car. Gardaí are investigating the attempted break-in at The Weir on the Castlecomer Road in the early hours of Monday morning, shortly before 1am. A Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “The owner of the car, a 162 KK white BMW […]

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Vandals smash window at Kilkenny College overnight

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting for vandals who smashed a window at Kilkenny College in the early of the morning. The incident occurred sometime between 6am and 10.30am on Sunday. Gardai have urged potential eyewitnesses or anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the area at the time to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 777 […]

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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 […]