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Alarming rise in sex offences in Kilkenny, sharp drop in burglaries locally

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2020 0

A sizable increase in the number of sexual offences were reported in the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division in the first three months of this year, new figures reveal. However burglaries locally were down considerably in the first quarter 2020, according to crime statistics for published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today. They show the number […]

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Well-known sports star accused of sexually assaulting woman outside pub

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating an allegation of sexual assault against a well-known sports figure who is already at the centre of a rape inquiry. It is understood the alleged assault on a female victim occurred on Friday at approximately 9pm near a pub in a suburb in Dublin’s southside. A statement from the Garda Press Office […]

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Four teens arrested in Kilkenny over serious sexual assault

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FOUR teenagers were arrested in Kilkenny this morning in connection with a serious sexual assault on three teenage girls. The alleged incident took place at Burrow in Courtown, Co Wexford around midnight on Sunday, July 28. Four males, three juveniles and one adult (over 18) have been arrested on suspicion of rape. […]

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Four teenagers arrested over suspected rape of young girls on Wexford beach

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Gardai investigating the serious sexual assault on three teenage girls in Wexford in July have arrested four males. The alleged incident took place at Burrow in Courtown, Co Wexford around midnight on Sunday, July 28. Four males, three juvenilles and one adult have been arrested on suspicion of rape. The arrests follow […]

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Gardai raid Kilkenny home as probe into horror sex attacks intensifies

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2019 0

GARDAI carried out a raid on a Kilkenny home as part of their investigation into the alleged sexual assaults carried out on teenage girls at a county Wexford resort. The raid took place in county Kilkenny yesterday and involved large numbers of gardai, according to reports. Gardai had already interviewed a number of male suspects […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny father who repeatedly raped daughter is jailed for 13 years

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny father who repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped his young daughter has been jailed for 13 years. The victim was aged between seven and 13 years old at the time of the offences. She told the Central Criminal Court her father had abused her so often she could not remember how many times […]

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Kilkenny father who repeatedly raped daughter will be sentenced tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny father who repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped his young daughter will be sentenced tomorrow. The victim, who was aged between seven and 13 years old at the time of the offences, told the Central Criminal Court her father had abused her so often she could not remember how many times it happened. […]

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Kilkenny father who repeatedly raped his young daughter to be sentenced next week

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2019 Post a comment

A COUNTY Kilkenny father who repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped his young daughter will be sentenced next week. The victim, who was aged between seven and 13 years old at the time of the offences, told the Central Criminal Court her father had abused her so often she could not remember how many times it […]

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‘I’m humbled’ – rape survivor Lavinia Kerwick thanks public for huge support after Late Late appearance

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2019 0

RAPE survivor Lavinia Kerwick has said she was “completely taken aback” and “humbled” by the public reaction to her appearance on last Friday’s Late Late Show. Social media channels lit up after the Kilkenny woman was given a standing ovation by the studio audience following her appearance on the show, which coincided with International Women’s […]