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Elderly man taken to hospital after gang break into county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2024 0

An elderly man was hospitalised after a gang of thieves broke into his home in the north of the county. The aggravated burglary occurred at a residence in Castlecomer at around 5.30pm on Monday. It is understood at least three assailants left the scene around 15 minutes later and headed in the direction of Yellow […]

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Man dies in Kilkenny hospital after assault; woman arrested

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2024 0

A man died at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny after he was assaulted at a house in Carlow. Gardaí this morning confirmed they have launched an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old following an incident at a property in the town yesterday. Officers responded to an incident at a house on New Oak Estate, […]

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Officers taken to Kilkenny hospital after driver rammed garda cars

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2024 0

Four gardai were treated at a hospital in Kilkenny after a driver smashed into several garda cars last night. The incident occurred on the O’Brien Road in Carlow shortly before 9pm last night. In a statement issued today, a Garda spokesperson said that, while on “active patrol”, gardai attempted to stop a car, which “failed […]

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Kilkenny hospital in ‘red zone’ as overcrowding crisis deepens

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2021 0

St Luke’s in Kilkenny is among 10 hospitals across the country that are now classed as being in the ‘red zone’ due to overcrowding. The others on the overcrowding list include hospitals in Galway, Tullamore, Mayo, St Vincent’s in Dublin and Cork University Hospital. Some 15 patients at the Kilkenny hospital were left waiting for […]