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Kilkenny gardai dispute Justice Department’s drop in drug unit numbers as a ‘technicality’

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Kilkenny gardaí are disputing recently released Government figures which said there has been a significant reduction in the number of gardai working in the local drug unit. Figures released by the Department of Justice last week, show just one Garda and one sergeant are working in the Kilkenny/ Carlow drug unit at the current time, […]

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Man arrested after body of young boy (11) discovered with ‘multiple injuries’

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

A man has been arrested after the body of an 11-year-old boy was discovered in a house in Limerick. The boy’s body was discovered by gardaí at the house in the Ballynanty area of the city shortly after 7pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Reports this morning said the […]

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‘Ah, seriously Bishop Phonsie?’ Former President hits out at prelate’s attack on yoga

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Former president Mary McAleese has rubbished recent comments by the Bishop in our neighbouring diocese of Waterford and Lismore in which he denounced yoga. Referring to Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan’s widely publicised criticism of yoga and meditation, the former president said: “I speak as somebody who knows him and I think he’s a fabulous singer. “He […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Wrap up well – we’re in for a wet and windy week

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

JUST when you thought it was safe to go outside … Met Éireann has forecast a wet and windy few days ahead for Kilkenny and the South East. The national forecast said it will be mostly cloudy today, with outbreaks of rain, persistent  and quite heavy at times. Met Éireann said: “Highest temperatures of 9 […]

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Teen caught with 15 bags of cocaine during ‘on-the-spot’ Garda search in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

A teenager was arrested after he was found in possession of €1,000 of cocaine in Kilkenny. Members of Unit D of the Kilkenny gardai were patrolling the city centre in early hours of last Sunday morning as part of Operation City-Safe. They noticed a young male acting suspiciously and performed an on-the-spot search. The teenager […]

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Hat’s off! More than one-in-10 WIT graduates hail from Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

More than 250 county Kilkenny students, who graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) this week, were told they “will contribute to a bright future for the region.” 268 of those conferred at WIT’s College Street campus were from Kilkenny and made up 11% of all the students receiving their academic awards. Addressing the graduates, […]

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Kilkenny company wins landmark ruling against Australian Tax Office

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

A Kilkenny firm has won a landmark ruling against the Australian Tax Office, which could significantly benefit working tourists. Taxback.com went to court over the controversial “Backpacker tax” introduced by the Australian Government in January 2017. The new scheme removed the AU$18,200 tax-free threshold on working holiday visas to Australia and replaced it with a […]

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Hero mum Linda Comerford is Kilkenny’s Carer of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

There’s s a very popular winner of Kilkenny’s Carer of the Year when a local mother who cares for, and campaigns for, her four children who have additional needs, was presented with the award. Linda Comerford was announced as the 2019 winner and will now go on to represent Kilkenny in the National Carer of […]

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Drugs and cash seized during Garda raid on house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2019 0

A man is to appear in court following the discovery of cash and drugs during a planned search of a Kilkenny house. Uniformed and plain clothes officers from Kilkenny Garda station carried out the search of a house in the city centre on Monday evening. An amount of cannabis, with a value of €620 was […]

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Drug crimes in Kilkenny on the rise: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2019 0

The number of drug crimes recorded in Kilkenny has increased by close to 50% in just four years. The figures come from the Central Statistics Office’s recent analysis of drug crimes recorded in each of Ireland’s Garda stations from 2015 to the end of 2018. The results, in general, reveal a year-on-year increase in recorded […]