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Drunk threw beer keg through window of well-known Kilkenny pub after being refused entry

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2019 0

A MAN was arrested after he threw a beer keg through the window of a well-known pub in Kilkenny city-centre in the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred after 27-year-old was refused entry to the pub on John Street at 2.15am on Saturday morning. Gardai arrived on the scene a short time later […]

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Almost €3,000 of drugs seized in separate raids within 24 hours in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 24th April 2019 0

GARDAI in Kilkenny seized almost €3,000 of drugs in two similar raids on houses in Kilkenny city in the space of less than 24 hours. Drugs with a combined estimated value of €1,000 were found during a planned raid on a house in the Vicar Street area of the city at 8pm last Wednesday. A […]

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Bungling burglars caught red-handed trying to steal power tools from Kilkenny building site

By Kilkenny Now 23rd April 2019 12

TWO thieves were caught red-handed trying to steal valuable power tools from a building site in Kilkenny city-centre over the bank holiday weekend. The attempted robbery occurred at Evan’s Lane, just off John Street, at around 3.50am on Easter Sunday morning. Gardai rushed to the scene after receiving a call from a security monitoring company. […]

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What happened to Dean? Gardai renew appeal for information about missing Kilkenny man

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

GARDAI have renewed their appeal for anyone who may have any information about missing Kilkenny man Dean Roche to come forward. The 31-year-old (pictured above), who lived in the Newpark area of Kilkenny city with his mother, was last seen on March 22, 2015. Tragically, his mother Geraldine, who campaigned tirelessly on Dean’s behalf, died […]

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Man arrested after kicking moving car on John’s Bridge and assaulting driver

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2019 0

A MAN was arrested after he kicked a car in the city-centre before attacking the driver. The incident occurred on John’s Bridge at around 8.20pm last Tuesday, March 5. It is understood the suspect was walking over John’s Bridge before he stepped out onto the road and kicked the front of an approaching vehicle. The […]

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He started it! Two men involved in city-centre brawl file charges against each other

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

TWO men who were involved in a late-night punch up in the city-centre have lodged criminal complaints against each other following the fracas. The pair got involved in a row on John Street at 10.25am last Friday, March 1. According to a source, the row escalated and punches were traded, leaving both men with “minor […]

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Kilkenny road closed after serious collision involving car and tractor

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 0

A SECTION of the Kilkenny to Clonmel road has been temporarily closed off following a serious collision involving a car and a tractor. A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after in a Dublin hospital after the crash, which occurred four miles outside Kilkenny city between Ballymack and Lime Tree crossroads. It is […]