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Kilkenny homeowner shaken after waking to discover burglars had just broken into their house

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2020 0

A county Kilkenny resident was left shaken after they woke up only to discover burglars had been inside their house. The incident happened at a house in Tinnaranny, near New Ross in South Kilkenny, at 5am on Monday, May 11. The homeowner was awoken by a noise and went to investigate. They noticed a velux […]

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Man (40s) who crashed during high-speed chase across county Kilkenny caught red-handed

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2020 0

A high-speed chase across county Kilkenny ensued after a man, suspected of being involved in a crime spree in a Kilkenny town, failed to stop at a garda check point. The man, in his 40’s with an address in Dublin, had a lucky escaped after he totalled the van he trying to get away in. […]

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OPERATION STORM: 24 arrested in major crackdown on crime in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2020 0

Gardai have arrested 24 people as part of the latest crackdown on organised crime targets in county Kilkenny. The arrests were made in the Thomastown district as part of Operation Storm targeting criminal activity. Eight of the arrests were on foot of outstanding bench warrants and the remaining 16 were arrested on being involved in […]

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Cocaine, cannabis and banned: Driver arrested on the spot after being stopped on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2020 Post a comment

A driver who failed a roadside drugs test in county Kilkenny was arrested on the spot when it emerged he was also a disqualified driver. Members of the Thomastown Roads Policing Unit stopped a vehicle in Bennettsbridge shortly before 10pm on Thursday as part of the Gardai’s month of action enforcing safety in Irish roads. […]

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Burglar thrashes Kilkenny home then flees empty-handed

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the lookout for the person who thrashed a family home in county Kilkenny while they were away but stole nothing. The incident occurred at a house on the Gowran road, Paulstown between 10.30am and 9pm on Sunday. The burglar forced their way in through a door at the side of the house. […]

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Golden fleece! Burglars targeting Kilkenny homes for designer goods in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Gardai are on the lookout for a county Kilkenny burglar who appears to have a penchant for the finer things in life. Jewellery, expensive watches and designer accessories were stolen from a house on the Annamult Road in Bennettsbridge while the owners were away for a few days. The burglars managed to break-down the back […]

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Thieves break-into county Kilkenny home while owner was away for few days

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

A homeowner in an isolated part of county Kilkenny was horrified to find their house had been broken into while they were away for a few days. The burglary happened at a house in the townsland of Croan near Danesfort between 6.30am last Thursday and 10pm on Monday. The thieves gained entry to the house […]

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Heartless burglars steal entire takings from small business in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2019 0

Gardai are on the lookout for the burglars who broke into a small business in a Kilkenny village and made off with takings in the countdown to Christmas. The theft occurred in Bennettsbridge between 6pm on last Friday and 6.45am on Saturday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed burglars forced their way in through the front […]

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Motorway drama as Kilkenny gardai chase down driver doing 190kph on M9

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2019 Post a comment

A speeding motorist was arrested after he was clocked doing 190kph on the M9 in county Kilkenny. Members of the Thomastown Road Policing Unit detected the driver doing 70kph over the motorway speed limit this morning on the M9 at Ballygeardra, Knocktopher. The unit immediately went in pursuit of the driver and ordered them to […]

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Ice, vice, crazy! Kilkenny gardai clock driver doing 180kph in freezing fog

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2019 0

A motorist who emerged from the freezing fog on a Kilkenny road doing close to 180kph got a nasty shock when he was chased down by the gardai. Thomastown Roads Policing Unit were out on the M9 Motorway near Paulstown just after 9am, when a car whizzed passed doing 173kph on the icy roads and […]