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Cat burglars: Gang steals engine parts from three same-model cars in Kilkenny

By Colin Bartley 23rd March 2021 0

Catalytic convertors were stolen from three same-models cars in Kilkenny city and county over the weekend. All three cars were Toyota Prius vehicles. Two of the thefts occurred in Kilkenny city between 5pm on Friday and 4pm on Saturday afternoon. One of catalytic convertors was stolen from a red Prius parked on St Francis Terrace. […]

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Kilkenny motorist who posted dangerous driving videos on social media arrested

By Colin Bartley 4th March 2021 0

A novice driver who posted videos of himself driving dangerously on social media has been taken off the road. Gardai in the south of the county had been made aware of a number of incidents of reckless driving in the area in recent days. Some of the incidents were posted online on Snapchat. In one […]

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Vandals smash window of car parked outside house in Kilkenny village

By Colin Bartley 30th January 2021 0

The window of a car was smashed in the middle of the day as it was parked up outside a house in a Kilkenny village. The incident occured at Belline Way, Banagher Court in Piltown between 11.50am and 12.30pm on Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the back window of a Black Dacia Duster was […]

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Fake landlords scamming desperate local home hunters in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have urged home hunters to be vigilant of fake landlords who have scammed victims out of “a substantial amount of money”. In the latest case an unsuspecting victim viewed a house online and transferred a deposit and a months’ rent intoa bank account. The ‘landlord’ had told the person the money would be […]

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ALERT: Gardai on how Kilkenny people can stay safe from cyber attacks

By Colin Bartley 5th October 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny are reminding people and businesses to be aware of the ongoing threat of cyber attacks and have highlighted steps you can take to ensure your online space is safe. As part of European Cyber Security Month, which launched this week, Kilkenny gardai in partnership with the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB), […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2020 0

Patrick (Paddy) Fitzpatrick Knockeenbawn, Kilmanagh, Kilkenny Patrick (Paddy) Fitzpatrick, Moston, Manchester, England and formerly of Knockeenbawn, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Unexpectedly but peacefully at his residence in Manchester on Friday 26th June 2020. Predeceased by his parents Edward and Mary. Deeply regretted by his sorrowing family, brother Seán, sisters Alice

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Drink driver stopped Kilkenny city was SIX times over legal alcohol limit

By Colin Bartley 12th June 2020 0

Gardai continue to nab people driving under the influence of drink and drugs on Kilkenny’s roads One driver arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Kilkenny was found to be six-times over the legal alcohol limit. Gardai were on a routine patrol in the city on Monday afternoon when they noticed a vehicle driving erratically. […]

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Anger as well-known Kilkenny city salon smashed up by vandals overnight

By Colin Bartley 12th June 2020 0

A popular Kilkenny business was the target of a mindless act of vandalism overnight in which all the windows of the property were smashed. The Hair by Nigel & Co salon in the Market Yard was vandalised sometime between midnight and 12.30am this morning. The vandals smashed the large pane of glass in the front […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 6th June 2020 Post a comment

Helen CLIFFORD (née Fitzpatrick) 57 Connolly Street, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny Clifford (nee Fitzpatrick) (57 Connolly Street, Kilkenny) 5th June 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny) Helen, predeceased by her father Frankie and more recently by her loving sister Frances, beloved wife of David and much loved mother of Meagan, Gavin and Abby, sadly missed by […]

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Wheels of justice: Garda warning following spate of bike thefts in Kilkenny city

By Colin Bartley 4th June 2020 0

Kilkenny cyclist are being urged to take extra caution when storing their bikes as the worrying trend in bike theft continues. More bikes have been reported stolen this week in the city following on from a number of thefts reported over the previous weeks. In one instance, a grey mountain bike was stolen last Saturday […]