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Gun safe stolen during break-in at house on outskirts of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 10th May 2020 0

A gun safe was stolen during a break-in at a house on the outskirts of Kilkenny city. The burglary occurred at Highrath, Maddoxtown, sometime between Tuesday, February 25 and Tuesday, May 5. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the unoccupied house was entered via a rear door which was forced open. The rooms inside the house […]

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Thieves distract elderly Kilkenny woman and make off with her purse

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

An elderly Kilkenny lady had her purse stolen from her car while trying to help out a stranger in need. The incident happened in Loughboy last Friday afternoon. The elderly woman had just returned to her car when a female approached her on her passenger side door. The female asked the elderly lady for change […]

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Kilkenny gardai probe bizarre theft of cast iron bench from garden

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are investigating the theft of a heavy cast iron bench from a garden. The bench was stolen from a garden in the Raheen area of New Ross sometime between September 8 and September 20. Gardai have urged potential eyewitnesses or anyone who has information about the theft to contact Glenmore Garda Station on […]

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Teenage booze thief busted by gardai in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

A BOOZE thief was busted by gardai after he stole a quantity of alcohol from two premises. The thefts occurred in Kilkenny city over the Bank Holiday weekend. Kilkenny gardai confirmed a 19-year-old male was arrested on Monday in connection with two separate incidents in the city. He was taken to Kilkenny Garda Station for […]

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Kilkenny gardai hunt tractor thieves who made off with ride-on mower

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are investigating the theft of a valuable ride-on mower that was stolen from a home on the outskirts of the city. The robbery is the latest incident involving the theft of power tools and gardening equipment over the past few months. Kilkenny gardai confirmed they are “investigating the recent theft of this red […]

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Gardai probe theft of mountain bike in city

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are hunting a bicycle thief who stole this mountain bike while it was parked in the city-centre. The silver/white Apollo mountain bike was stolen from the Michael Street area of the city last weekend. The words TRAX are written on the frame and front fork of the bike. Potential witnesses of anyone with […]

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30 arrested in major Garda crackdown on criminals in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 0

THIRTY people have been arrested for a wide range of criminal activities as part of a major Garda operation involving up to 60 gardai in the Thomastown area today. The arrests are part of the latest Garda Operation Storm – the 30th such crackdown in the Carlow-Kilkenny Garda division over the past four years. Nineteen […]