Gardai have recovered a haul of valuable power tools that were stolen in Kilkenny last year. The tools were found during a search of a property in Portlaoise involving Kilkenny detectives and local gardai. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the power tools have been “reunited with its rightful owner”, and added: “Prosecution to follow.”
Kilkenny man Ger O’Brien has been elected as chair of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Suckler Committee. Mr O’Brien’s election was confirmed at a recent meeting of the association’s national executive in Portlaoise. Hailing from Mallardstown near Callan, Mr O’Brien runs a suckler enterprise with 60 cows and works