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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gardai are on the lookout for a county Kilkenny burglar who appears to have a penchant for the finer things in life. Jewellery, expensive watches and designer accessories were stolen from a house on the Annamult Road in Bennettsbridge while the owners were away for a few days. The burglars managed to break-down the back […]
A shocked Kilkenny homeowner came home from work to find his house trashed and a significant amount of cash stolen, along with an expensive watch and a set of car keys. The break-in happened on the Waterford Road in Springhill last Tuesday sometime between 8.30am and 10.15pm. The burglars managed to force their way inside […]
Conviction rates in county Kilkenny for driving without a licence are among the highest in the country and well above the national average. New figures released show 29% of people caught in Kilkenny driving without a licence were dealt with through the courts. The national average was just 19%, or less than one-in-five drivers caught […]
The eight people discovered on a ship which berthed at Belview Port in South Kilkenny yesterday could be sent back to France as soon as this evening. The men are still being questioned by immigration officials and it is understood they have been processed as migrants elsewhere in Europe and therefore cannot claim political asylum […]
There has been an increase in the number of sex crimes reported in the Kilkenny Garda Division in the first six months of 2019. New figures revealed in the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) report on recorded crime detection, shows 47 cases were reported to local gardai in the first six months of 2019, up […]
Three Kilkenny heroes, who also happened to be members of the local gardai, have been recognised for their acts of courage and bravery in saving a man from drowning. Garda Caroline O’ Brien, Garda Aoife Doyle and Garda James McGuill won a Seiko Just in Time Rescue Award at Water Safety Ireland’s National Annual Awards […]