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Dangerous driver stopped at Kilkenny villeage with bald tyres and no tax for over four years

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2021 0

A motorist was caught driving dangerously in a car with bald tyres that hasn’t been taxed for more than four years. It also emerged the car, which was stopped by gardai in Mooncoin on Thursday, was fuelled by illegal green diesel. Gardai seized the vehicle, which had last been taxed in March 2017. A local […]

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Man arrested in Kilkenny village appears in court in relation to Regency Hotel murder

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2021 0

A man arrested in a Kilkenny village has appeared at the Special Criminal Court in relation the to murder of David (Davy) Byrne during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in 2016. Patrick Dowdall (64) was arrested by gardai on the Main Street in Mooncoin at 6.30pm yesterday evening before being brought […]

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Cycle of crime continues as high-end bike stolen outside house in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2021 0

A valuable mountain bike was stolen outside a house in a Kilkenny village. The theft occured in the Filsbuckstown area of Mooncoin last Friday fortnight, March 11. The bicycle, a distinctive Orange coloured Trek Merlin mountain bike, with suspension on the front, is normally used for trail riding and is worth in the region of […]

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Kilkenny homeowner shocked to discover house ransacked and burgled just week before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

A county Kilkenny resident was left shocked after they returned home to discover their house was ransacked by burglars. The break-in occurred at a house in the Fairgreen Estate in Fiddown on Wednesday sometime between 4.30pm and 8.30pm. A local Garda source said the homeowner returned to find the patio door wide open and the […]

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Boy’s new bike stolen from county Kilkenny GAA grounds

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2020 0

A boy’s new bicycle which was parked at a county Kilkenny GAA grounds was stolen just ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend. The owner left his bike outside the GAA complex in Mooncoin at 4pm last Thursday, July 30. But when he went to collect the bike at midday on Saturday it was nowhere to […]

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White van flees Kilkenny village after it was spotted acting suspiciously

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2020 0

Kilkenny dog owners are once again being asked to be very careful about how they secure their dogs after gardai received more reports of suspicious vans in parts of the county. A number of reports of suspicious activity involving two men in a white van were posted on community alert social media sites in South […]

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Scenes of chaos as gardai break-up mass brawl involving more than 25 youths in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2020 0

Gardai are investigating a mass brawl involving more than 20 teenagers on the main street of a village in south Kilkenny over the weekend. One juvenile was found to be in possession of a weapon when searched by gardai in Piltown in the wake of the carnage that eripted on Saturday afternoon. It is understood […]

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Gardai re-issue appeal after Kilkenny mobile home trashed in late night attack

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2020 0

Gardai have re-issued an appeal for information regarding an attack on a mobile home in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred at Ardclone in Piltown at 5.30am on Thursday, March 19. The mobile home was destroyed with windows being smashed in and serious damage caused to the shell of the structure. The hammer used during the […]

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Burglar makes off with chainsaws after breaking into county Kilkenny business

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2020 0

Two chainsaws were stolen by a man who broke into a business premise in county Kilkenny. A man entered the commercial premises at Fanningstown, Piltown last Tuesday, March 3 at 8.30pm. Once inside he picked up the two chainsaws, one an orange Husqvarna and the other a grey Oleomac. The man was picked up on […]

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Burglar smashed front door of home in Kilkenny village while owner was away

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2020 0

Gardai are investigating an attempted break-in of a house in a county Kilkenny village. The incident happened at Comeragh View, Mooncoin between 7pm on Saturday, February 8 and 11am on Sunday, February 9. The homeowner, who was not at the property at the time of the incident, returned home to find a glass panel in […]