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UPDATE: Teenager charged with fraudulently claiming pandemic welfare payments

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2020 0

A teenager who was arrested for fraudulently claiming no fewer than Covid-19 welfare payments has been charged in connection with the offences. Gardai confirmed the suspect, who is in his late teens, will appear before Mullingar District Court on June 12. The teenager was arrested as part of a joint operation involving gardaí attached to […]

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Cocaine bust: Man arrested after raid on house on outskirts of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 19th May 2020 0

A man was arrested after gardai found over €10,000 worth of cocaine during a raid on a house on the outskirts of Kilkenny city. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the suspect, who is in his 40s, was charged with drugs offences. The spokesperson said: “A house on the outskirts of the city was searched. Cocaine […]

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‘Beloved mother’ – tributes paid to pensioner found dead at her home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 27th March 2020 0

Tributes have been paid to the pensioner who was found dead at her home in Kilkenny city-centre earlier this week. A man in his late 20s remains in custody in relation to the death of Anne Butler (71), whose remains were discovered at her house in Maudlin Street at around 6pm on Wednesday. In her […]

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UPDATE: Kilkenny pensioner found dead at home is named locally, man (20s) held on suspicion of murder

By Kilkenny Now 26th March 2020 0

The pensioner who was found dead at her home in Kilkenny city has been named locally as Ann Butler. The 71-year-old’s remains were discovered at her home in the Maudlin Street area of the city at 6pm yesterday. A man in his late 20s remains in Garda custody where is being detained on suspicion of […]

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Man (20s) arrested after woman’s body discovered at house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2020 0

A man has been arrested following the discovery of a woman’s body in Kilkenny city. The woman’s remains were discovered at a house in the Maudlin Street area of the city at around 6pm yesterday. A man in his late 20s was arrested a short time later. He was taken to Kilkenny Garda Station where […]

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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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Bungling burglars caught red-handed trying to steal power tools from Kilkenny building site

By Kilkenny Now 23rd April 2019 12

TWO thieves were caught red-handed trying to steal valuable power tools from a building site in Kilkenny city-centre over the bank holiday weekend. The attempted robbery occurred at Evan’s Lane, just off John Street, at around 3.50am on Easter Sunday morning. Gardai rushed to the scene after receiving a call from a security monitoring company. […]

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Drunk burglar arrested after botched break-in at county Kilkenny pharmacy

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2019 0

A YOUNG man was discovered in an intoxicated state after he attempted to break into a county Kilkenny pharmacy. The incident occurred in Goresbridge in the early hours of Sunday morning. A member of the public contacted gardai after hearing a commotion on the street near the pharmacy. Gardai arrived at the scene to discover […]

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Man arrested as gardai seize ecstasy and cannabis during raid in rural Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2019 0

GARDAI arrested a man after they seized cannabis and ecstasy worth €2,000 during a planned raid on a house in rural Kilkenny. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division Drugs Unit backed by local detectives swooped on the property in the Mile Bush area of Rosbercon on Tuesday night. One man was arrested in the operation. […]