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Cons and Roses: Kilkenny people urged to be wary of Valentine’s ‘romance fraud’

By Colin Bartley 13th February 2020 0

St Valentine’s day is said to be the most romantic day of the year, but it can also have the opposite effect of making people feel lonely – and there are people out there only too willing to exploit this loneliness. This Valentine’s Day, gardai are urging people in Kilkenny to be aware of ‘romance […]

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Man who died following Kilkenny assault named as father-of-five Liam Edward O’Sullivan

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2020 0

The man who died following an alleged assault in Kilkenny on Thursday morning has been named as father-of-five Liam Edward O’Sullivan aged 46. Mr O’Sullivan died as a result of a head injury and while a post-mortem examination has been completed,  Gardaí  are not releasing the results for operational reasons. A man arrested in connection […]

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UPDATE: Man (46) in critical condition after early morning assault in Kilkenny

By Colin Bartley 6th February 2020 0

A man in his 30’s remains in custody this afternoon in relation to a violent assault that occurred in Kilkenny city in the early hours of this morning. A 46 year old man is understood to be fighting for his life in St Luke’s General hospital after sustaining serious head injuries following the assault at […]

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Man who rammed Kilkenny Garda car following chase wrong way down M9 remanded to prison

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

A  man in his late 20s is due back in court next week after ramming a garda car in Kilkenny following a high-speed chase the wrong way down the M9 motorway. The motorway was closed off for a time late on Sunday evening following the chase which started in Carlow and ended dramatically when the […]

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Man four times over the limit caught driving truck erratically around Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2020 0

A man has been remanded to prison after being found at more than four times over the limit while driving an arctic truck around Kilkenny city. Kilkenny Gardai members came across the erratically driven truck, while they were on High Street in the city as part of Operation Citysafe last Saturday evening. The driver of […]

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Gang of five masked men break into house on Kilkenny border

By Colin Bartley 6th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the hunt for a burglary gang who could be using fake plates in an effort to avoid detection. A house close to the Kilkenny border was targeted by the gang yesterday morning. The gang of up to five men in a black Audi A4 broke into a house near Mullinahone on the […]

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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Distressed horse found in Kilkenny put down by authorities

By Colin Bartley 2nd January 2020 0

A horse discovered in a very distressed state in Kilkenny city has had to be put down due to the terrible condition the animal was in. Yesterday morning local gardai were made aware of an animal caught up in brush on the city’s ring road between the Hebron Road roundabout and the Dublin Road roundabout. […]

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Burglars break into Kilkenny family home and steal stash of cash just days before Christmas

By Colin Bartley 23rd December 2019 0

A gang of burglars broke into family home in county Kilkenny days before Christmas. Four men were seen fleeing from a house at Cloneen, Crettyard on Thursday at around 6.45pm. The gang forced open the front doors to gain access before setting about turning over the house in search of money. Despite going through the […]

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Scene where body of man (40s) discovered in Kilkenny remains closed

By Colin Bartley 18th December 2019 Post a comment

The scene of the discovery of a body in Kilkenny remains closed off this afternoon and is being preserved for an examination by the state pathologist. Gardai remain at the apartment in the Hawthorne Walk area of Pairc na Gowan on the Waterford Road in Kilkenny city where the body of a man in his […]

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BREAKING: County Kilkenny road closed following serious crash this morning

By Colin Bartley 16th December 2019 0

Gardai and emergency services have rushed to the scene of a serious crash in county Kilkenny this morning. The incident happened on the Carrick-on-Suir to Kilmoganny (R697) shortly before 9am this morning. It is understood the road in closed and traffic is being diverted. Meanwhile, a woman in her 40s remains in a critical condition […]