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Plans lodged for new school in Kilkenny’s Wetlands

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2020 0

Plans to build a brand new primary school in Kilkenny city have taken a big step forward after planning permission was requested for the project. Cairn Home Properties has formally applied for planning permission to build the new 16 classroom school, which forms part of the ongoing Western Environs development. Carin’s plans involve the construction […]

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Vandals smash in windows of car parked in driveway of home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2020 0

Vandals smashed the windows of a car parked outside the owner’s home in a daylight attack in Kilkenny city. The car, a Seat Leon, was parked up on a driveway in Burrell’s Walk in Kilkenny’s Wetlands last Saturday, March 28. Sometime between 3pm and 7pm, while the owner was out, the rear windscreen was smashed. […]

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Lucky escape for woman whose car was stoned by teens on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2020 0

A traumatised woman who had a lucky escape after the car she was driving was pelted with stones by a group of youths hiding out on a Kilkenny construction site. The woman was driving her Kia Sportage along the Callan Road in Kilkenny at 6.25pm on Sunday, March 8 when her car was targeted, causing […]

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Burglars arrested after Kilkenny farm drama and Garda chopper chase sent back to jail

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2019 0

Two men are due to reappear in court next month after they were remanded back to prison in relation to a break-in at a Kilkenny farm which resulted in a dramatic manhunt involving the Garda helicopter. The two men were remanded to Cloverhill Prison in Dublin following a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court. Edward […]

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Garda hunt to identify owner of dead horse found on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE remains of the young foal found dead on the side of a Kilkenny road have been removed to a specialist animal facility in an effort to identify the animal’s owner. The examination at the facility will provide gardai with a cause of death for the animal. At the moment local gardai […]

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BREAKING: Chaos as arsonists set HSE building in Kilkenny city ablaze

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A HOUSE earmarked by the state to provide much need accommodation in Kilkenny city was almost razed to the ground overnight. The Health Service Executive building known as HSE House, in Wetlands would have been destroyed if it were not for the quick reactions of the emergency services. It is the fourth […]

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Chaos as gang torch HSE building in Kilkenny for SECOND time in two weeks

By Kilkenny Now 5th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GANG of arsonists sparked more chaos in Kilkenny city overnight after they set alight a HSE building earmaked to provide much needed accomodation. It is the second time in as many weeks that that the HSE House in Wetlands has been torched by vandals. Sources told KilkennyNow.ie the drama unfolded at […]

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Gardai hunt arsonists behind latest attack on HSE building in Wetlands

By Kilkenny Now 26th August 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have issued a public appeal for anyone with information about the latest attack on the HSE building in the Wetlands area over the weekend to come forward and assist their investigation. On Saturday, KilkennyNow.ie reported how arsonists torched HSE House in Wetlands just after midnight on Friday, causing extensive damage. Gardai today confirmed: […]

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Vandals torch HSE building in Kilkenny city, doors and windows destroyed in blaze

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a State-owned building in Kilkenny city to save it from ruin after vandals set it ablaze in the early hours of this morning. It was the fourth attack on the Health Service Executive building known as HSE House at Wetlands in recent months. The latest attack occurred just after […]

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Vandals smash new windows at state-owned building

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A STATE-owned building, currently undergoing renovation, was targeted by vandals in Kilkenny this week. A Health Service Executive (HSE) building known as HSE House in the Wetlands had a lot of its newly inserted windows smashed in a mindless attack. The culprits didn’t enter the building, and nothing was taken from the […]