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Thieves break into vans parked in Kilkenny city and make off with power tools

By Colin Bartley 1st October 2020 0

Theives broke into two work vans parked in Kilkenny city overnight and stolen valuable power tools. The theft occurred at around 9pm last night. Both vans were parked on the Nuncio Road in the Larchfield area of the city at the time. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie the thieves managed to break into the […]

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Two wanted over theft of man’s wallet and personal items in Kilkenny city

By Colin Bartley 18th September 2020 2

Gardai want to speak to two men following after a wallet and personal items were stolen from a man’s backpack in Kilkenny city. The theft occurred in the John’s Green area of the city last Wednesday, September 9 between 2.40pm and 3pm. The owner of the backpack was sitting on a bench when two other […]

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Work van and more than €3,000 of tools stolen in Kilkenny town overnight

By Colin Bartley 17th September 2020 0

A work van containing expensive machinery was stolen from a county Kilkenny town overnight. The red ford van with a 10-D registration, was stolen from outside a house in Urlingford between 11pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday morning. A power washer worth over €3,000 and a large amount of work tools were in the […]

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Brazen thieves steal €5,000 water tanker from Kilkenny property

By Colin Bartley 2nd September 2020 0

A large portable water tanker worth an estimated €5,000 has been stolen from a local property. The tanker, known as a water bowser, was taken from a private property on the Kells Road in Kilkenny sometime between Friday, August 28 and Monday morning, August 31. The tanker which sits on wheels and is easily transportable, […]

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Thieves steal half a trailer in raid on Kilkenny house

By Colin Bartley 30th August 2020 0

A Kilkenny homeowner was astonished to find four detachable side panels of a galvanised trailer had been stolen after he arrived back from holidays. The curious incident occurred at a house in Greenfields on the Freshford Road, Kilkenny sometime between Tuesday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 25while the homeowner was away/ On returning, he noticed […]

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Thieves steal cabling from building site at Kilkenny hospital

By Colin Bartley 28th August 2020 0

A spool of heavy duty electrical cable has been stolen from a building site at a hospital in Kilkenny. The theft occurred overnight between 8pm Monday, August 24 and 8am Tuesday, August 25 from a building site at St Canice’s Hospital, just off the Kilkenny Ring Road. Around 150mts of cabling in total was taken […]

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No codding: Slippery thieves steal pet fish from garden of Kilkenny home

By Colin Bartley 26th August 2020 0

Gardai are casting their net wide after a large number of pet fish were stolen from a Kilkenny garden. The thieves entered the garden of a house on Kilkenny’s Dublin Road sometime between 11pm on Friday, August 21 and 6am on Saturday, August 22. Once inside, they made their way to a pond in the […]

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Blooming annoying: Green fingered thief makes off with garden ornaments from county Kilkenny home

By Colin Bartley 6th August 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for a light-fingered thief they believe may have green-fingers. Two black cast iron flowerpots were stolen from outside a house in Garryduff, Gowran between 6pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday. The homeowner noticed the heavy flowerpots had vanished when they left their house Tuesday morning and reported it to […]

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Shocking: Gardai hunt gang behind thefts of electric fences and equipment from Kilkenny farms

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 0

Gardaí are on the hunt for a gang who have been trespassing on farms in county Kilkenny and literally pulling equipment up out of fields. Two farms in Knockroe, near Windgap were targetted over the last number of days and the thieves are stealing fencing and electrical wires. The first incident happened between 8pm on […]

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Cheeky thieves steal vital equipment from back of a trailer parked on Kilkenny road

By Colin Bartley 29th June 2020 0

Thieves stole essential transporting equipment straight off the back of a trailer parked up on a road in county Kilkenny. The theft occurred when the trailer was parked on the roadside at Cloughabrody, Thomastown, between 7pm on Saturday and 7am last Monday. Three rachet straps, three hydraulic pipes and an adjustable spanner were taken from […]