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Garda hospitalised after patrol car was rammed at checkpoint in county Kilkenny

By Colin Bartley 26th May 2021 0

A garda was injured after a patrol car was rammed at a checkpoint in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred near Callan at 4.30pm yesterday. A local Garda source confirmed two officers were manning the check point when a four-wheel drive vehicle approached. The 4×4 failed to stop and rammed into the patrol car, injuring one […]

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Kilkenny parents urged to be vigilant amid investigation into sharing of inappropriate images

By Colin Bartley 20th May 2021 0

Parents in Kilkenny are being urged to be vigilant about their children’s use of mobile apps after an investigation into the sharing of inappropriate or offensive images was launched in neighbouring Tipperary. Gardai n Mid-Tipperary and the Garda Cyber Crime Unit have launched the investigation following reports of adults sharing inappropriate photos with children, as […]

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Not to be sniffed at: Garda dogs finds €17,000 of drugs, tablets and cash in two raids on Kilkenny border

By Colin Bartley 25th June 2020 0

€17,000 worth of drugs and cash has been sniffed out by a Garda dog following a couple of raids on drug dens yesterday evening. Shortly before 7pm Gardaí from the Detective Branch in Carrick-on-Suir and the Clonmel District Drugs Unit, assisted by the Southern Region Dog Unit, carried out a search of an address at […]

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Two organised crime gang suspects arrested in dramatic Garda raids

By Kilkenny Now 2nd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested two men following raids targeting organised crime gangs in the region. A number of vehicles, along with mobile phones and other forms of technology, were seized during the raids which took place yesterday morning. The gardai targeted two locations in the South East, a lock-up premises and a recycling […]