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Car skids and overturns on Kilkenny road during heavy rain

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2022 0

A motorist was rushd to person after their car overturned on the M9 motorway in the south of the county. The incident occurred during heavy rainfall at around 3pm yesterday. It is understood the car skidded in between junctions 11 and 10 Northbound near Mullinavat before it overturned. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene […]

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Ladder falls off van roof and hits two cars travelling on Kilkenny motorway

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Motorists driving a busy Kilkenny road had a luck escape after a ladder flew off the roof of a van in front and struck two vehicles coming behind. The incident occurred on the M9 Motorway during bad weather on Monday evening. Gardai confirmed noone was injured in the incident, but a spokesperson warned: “It could […]

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Speed demon clocked doing over 200km/h on Kilkenny motorway

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2021 0

A speeding motorist was clocked doing over 200km/h on a local motorway. The driver of the Audi was pulled over by members of the Roads Policing Unit after they whizzed past officer doing 201km/h on the M9. Gardai confirmed the rogue driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving. A local Garda spokesperson commented: “Couldn’t […]

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Woof justice: Paw-some gardai rescue missing pet who went walkies on M9 motorway

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2021 0

Local gardai had a ruff assignment after they were called to rescue this lovely Labrador who decided to go walkies on the N9. It came after concerned motorists contacted gardai after the lost dog was seen wandering on the motorway. Thankfully, our big-hearted officers didn’t paws for thought and soon rescued the missing moggy and […]

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Amost €500,000 worth of drugs seized on motorway near Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2021 0

Gardai seized almost €500,000 of drugs after they stopped and searched a vehicle on M9 motorway near county Kilkenny. A Garda spokesperson confirmed Carlow-based detectives found an estimated €460,000 of cannabis after they stopped the vehicle yesterday. The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. A man aged in his 30s […]

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Man killed and two rushed to Kilkenny hospital after motorway carnage

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2021 0

A man was killed and two other rushed to hospital in Kilkenny following a horrific three-car motorway collision. The crash occurred on between Junction 4 and Junction 5 southbound on the M9 shortly after 7am this morning. The driver of one of the cars, a man in his 80s, was taken to St Luke’s General […]

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Driver fails four drug tests after being caught speeding on Kilkenny motorway

By Colin Bartley 10th July 2021 0

A driver stopped on the M9 motorway in county Kilkenny for speeding was found to have all the drugs detectable on the gardai machine in his system. Gardaí from Thomastown Roads Policing Unit stopped a motorist doing 159 kph in a 120kph zone on the M9 near Paulstown on Friday evening shortly after 9pm. When […]

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Discarded blanket poses ‘serious hazard’ to drivers on Kilkenny motorway

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2021 0

This blanket was found on the M9 motorway in Kilkenny, putting the lives of motorists at risk. It is believed the blanket fell onto the busy road after a careless owner failed to secure it properly to their vehicle. Gardai described it as a “serious hazzard” for motorists. A local Garda spokesperson said: “This blanket […]

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Green light for huge solar farm on outskirts of Kilkenny city

By Colin Bartley 24th May 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for a large solar energy development on the outskirts of the city. Harmony Solar Kilkenny Limited has been granted permission to construct the solar farm on a 46-hectare site at Smithstown. The development received a 10-year planning permission period and a license to operate the solar farm […]

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Banned driver busted after trying to turn away from Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2021 0

Two disqualified drivers were arrested after they were stopped at separate Garda checkpoints in county Kilkenny. In the first incident, the disqualified motorist was caught red-handed by gardai conducting speed checks on the M9 at Paulstown who was clocked driving at excessive speed. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “With use of Garda mobility device, it was […]