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A job for the special branch: Gardai investigate as mature trees cut down from county Kilkenny roadside

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 0

Eight mature trees were cut down from a roadside in county Kilkenny without the landowne’rs consent. The Sycamore trees were cut on lands at Pleberstown, Thomastown, sometime between 5pm on Saturday and 11am the next morning. Despite going to the effort of felling the trees, all eight were left lying in the field of the […]

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Burglars break into county Kilkenny house while shocked owners were away

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 0

The owners of a house in county Kilkenny returned home to discover the property had been broken into. The break-in occurred at the house in Ballinagot, Inistioge, sometime between Monday, February 1 and Sunday, February 21. Local gardai confirmed the burglars broke the lock on the front door of the house to gain entry. They […]

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Diesel stolen from trucks at county Kilkenny premises for second time in week

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2021 0

Diesel has been stolen from lorries parked up in a yard in county Kilkenny for the second time in a little over a week. The latest theft occurred at a commerical premises in Glenmore sometime between 7pm on Tuesday and 5.30am Wednesday. The thieves siphoned off diesel from three lorries parked in the yard and […]

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Heavy duty tools stolen from shed during burglary in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 16th February 2021 0

Thieves broke into a garden shed in a county Kilkenny property before making off with a haul of valuable heavy duty power tools. The theft occurred at a house in Doninga, Goresbrisdge, sometime between the evening of Friday, February 5 and Sunday, February 7. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed several tools were stolen, including a […]

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Now they’re sucking diesel! Thieves siphon €5,000 of fuel from trucks at Kilkenny premises

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2021 0

More than €5,000 of fuel was taken by a gang who targeted a truck yard in county Kilkenny. The gang broke into a commercial premises in Glenmore sometime between 11pm on Tuesday and 5am on Wednesday morning. They then siphoned the diesel from seven lorries that were parked inside the yard. Anyone with information about […]

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WATCH: From Woodstock to Jerusalem: Fleet-footed Kilkenny gardai front and centre of viral dance hit

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 2

Kilkenny-based gardai are front and centre in an international dance challenge video that has gone viral online. pOur local boys and girls in blue responded to a challenge laid down by Swiss police to come up with a video for the Jerusalema dance challenge – and the Irish officers certianly didn’t let down the side. […]

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The force is with you: Two new Superintendents appointed to county Kilkenny Garda station

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2020 0

A county Kilkenny Garda Station has welcomed the arrival of two new superintendents. Superintendent Anthony Lonergan and Superintendent Patrick Murphy have both transferred into Thomastown Garda District in the latest shake-up of the force. The move is part of the latest round of allocations of Chief Superintendents and Superintendents across the country in what has […]

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Two drink drivers nabbed within minutes at Covid checkpoints outside Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2020 0

Two drivers were caught over the legal alcohol limit at two separate Garda checkpoints in Thomastown. The checkpoints were set up to police the Level 3 restrictions that came into effect this week to combat the spread of Covid-19. The two drink drivers were caught within moments of each other at checkpoints set up around […]

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Cheeky thieves steal vital equipment from back of a trailer parked on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

Thieves stole essential transporting equipment straight off the back of a trailer parked up on a road in county Kilkenny. The theft occurred when the trailer was parked on the roadside at Cloughabrody, Thomastown, between 7pm on Saturday and 7am last Monday. Three rachet straps, three hydraulic pipes and an adjustable spanner were taken from […]

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Van set ablaze and house smashed up in terrifying attack on county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2020 0

A van was torched and all the windows in a house smashed in a terrifying attack on a home in county Kilkenny earlier this week. The incident occurred at a house near the village of Mullinavat at around 11pm on Monday. During the attack a van parked outside the house, a 10-reg white Peugeot Partner […]