Gardai are investigating the theft of a van containing valuables that was stolen from a north Kilkenny town. The redFord van was taken from Assumption Place in Urlingford sometime between 10.30pm last Tuesday week and 8.30am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the Dublin-registered van also contained a cast iron table and chairs […]
Preparations are underway for a new wind-farm on the Kilkenny-Tipperary border. It comes after Tipperary County Council recently ranted conditional approval for a monitoring mast to be erected to carry out tests on the site at Longfordpass Upper near Urlingford. In July Bord na Móna Powergen Ltd lodged a planning application with the council for […]
A work van containing expensive machinery was stolen from a county Kilkenny town overnight. The red ford van with a 10-D registration, was stolen from outside a house in Urlingford between 11pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday morning. A power washer worth over €3,000 and a large amount of work tools were in the […]
It’s been a busy 24 hours for gardai policing our roads. The driver of this Peugeot 207 was caught red handed at a “routine checkpoint” on the M9 this morning when the Garda Mobility Device detected that he is currently disqualified. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed court proceedings will follow, adding: “No licence, no excuse […]
A cyclist was assaulted in a county Kilkenny in act of road-rage when a car driver jumped out and slapped him. The incident happened on Urlingford’s Main Street last Wednesday between 11am and 12pm. The cyclist had gotten off his bike to cross the street at a pedestrian crossing when a red Lexus suddenly pulled […]
New funding has been provided to upgrade and modernise libraries in Kilkenny city and county and to help them adapt to Covid-19 social distancing rules. The funding, part of a €2.8 million nationwide initiative, was announced recently by Kilkenny Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said the funding has been matched by a […]
Facebook has chosen a Kilkenny site to create the power to run its operations located in Ireland. The social media giant has agreed a deal with Brookfield Renewable Partners to buy the energy produced by the Lisheen III wind farm which will be completed close to Urlingford in two year’s time. The move to purchase […]
There are fears over the future of several Kilkenny jobs after Bank of Ireland announced it is to slash its workforce by 1,400. The bank made the announcement after posting its half-yearly results. It said Covid-19 has had a hugely detrimental effect on its business and is set to continue to do so into the […]
Gardaí are investigating the death of a man following a number of incidents in Kilkenny and Tipperary on Sunday night. Gardai and ambulance staff responded to a report of a man with a “signififcant injury to his arm”at a house in the An Grianan Housing Estate in Killenaule, county Tipperary at 6.30pm on Sunday. He […]
A shocked county Kilkenny woman returned home to find vandals had smashed in her bedroom window while she was away. The incident occurred at the property at Togher Way, Urlingford, sometime between 5.30pm on Saturday and 1.30am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson said that when the victim returned home she discovered the outer […]