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Thieves distract shopper in Kilkenny before stealing her purse

By Colin Bartley 24th July 2021 0

A woman had her purse stolen in a Kilkenny shop after she was distraced by another man who approached her. The theft occurred at a shop in Deansground at 3.30pm on Wednesday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the woman was doing her shopping and had her purse in the trolley when a man approached her. […]

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ALERT: New alert over flood of calls to Kilkenny residents claiming to be from gardai

By Colin Bartley 1st July 2021 0

Kilkenny gardai are reminding residents once again to be “fraud aware” as they continue to receive reports from the public of calls from fraudsters claiming to be from the Government, State Agencies or Garda stations. The type of calls, spam automated calls to mobile phones typically informs the recipient that their PPS number has been […]

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Kilkenny Garda warning as victim conned out of €5,000

By Colin Bartley 30th April 2021 0

Gardaí in Kilkenny are urging the public to aware of fraudsters after it emerged a person in a neighbouring county lost €5,000 to people pretending to be from Social Protection Services. During the period April 1 to April 20, gardai reported 163 incidents of frauds across the county, three times as many as the same […]

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‘It isn’t you’ – Lotto bosses warn Kilkenny people to be vigilant of convincing new text scam

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2020 0

People in Waterford are being warned not to fall victim of a convincing Lotto text scam doing the rounds. Reports recently started surfacing on social media of an elaborate Lotto scam in which the target receives a text message with both their name and location mentioned in the text. The message tells them to click […]

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Heartless fraudsters target Kilkenny elderly in new Covid scam

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2020 0

Elderly residents in Kilkenny are being targeted in a new Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) scam in which fraudsters try to con vulnerable people  into handing over their private bank details. KilkennyNow.ie has learned of reports over the last few days of elderly people in the South Kilkenny and East Waterford areas who have recieved […]

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‘Significant arrest’ made by Kilkenny gardai in hunt for woman scamming businesses around the country

By Colin Bartley 3rd April 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have made a “significant arrest” in the hunt for a woman pulling off an elaborate scam that targeted business all over the country. The suspect and a male accomplice were this evening charged with seven and six offences respectively, including burglary and theft, at a sitting of Kilkenny District Court. Over the past […]