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Teen caught with €8,000 of drugs after he was stopped by gardai in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2020 0

A teenager was caught with €8,000 worth of drugs when he was stopped and searched by gardai in Kilkenny city. Local officers arrested the young man on Parliament Street on Friday night on suspicion of being in possession of drugs. He was taken to Kilkenny Garda Station where he was searched and found to be […]

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Drugs bust in Kilkenny city centre, young man arrested after Garda raid

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man in his twenties is to appear in court after being caught with drugs during the course of a Garda raid. An estaimed €3,500 worth of cannabis and drugs paraphernalia was discovered in a house off Parliament Street during a planned raid by gardai on Wednesday evening. A man in […]

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Wanted criminals tried to force Kilkenny pensioner to pay them €10,000 for cleaning gutters

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

TWO “well-known” criminals were arrested in Kilkenny city today after they tried to force an elderly woman into handing over €10,000 just for cleaning out the gutters of her home. The arrests are a significant coup for Kilkenny gardai, as the pair had been wanted nationally in connection with a spate of similar crimes. A […]

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Caught in the act – attempted break-in at city-centre premises foiled by owner

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 0

THE brave owner of a Kilkenny city-centre business foiled an attempted burglary after they caught the criminal in the act. The attempted burglary occurred at a premises on New Building Lane at around 7.40pm last night. After the would-be burglar was disturbed by the owner, they immediately fled the scene on foot in the direction […]