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Case No. 12772Possession of stolen goods and road traffic offences · Co. Kilkenny

Driver charged with possession of stolen goods in Kilkenny

A driver was stopped in a vehicle on the Bennettsbridge Road on the outskirts of Kilkenny City over the weekend before 3 September 2025. The driver was found to have an active bench warrant, no licence, no insurance, no NCT, and was currently disqualified. The driver was also in possession of stolen goods. The arrest was made possible by the Mobility App used by roadside gardaí to detect the driver. The driver was charged and remanded in custody.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged3 Sep
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A driver was stopped in a vehicle and found in possession of stolen goods.
Where
The vehicle was stopped on the Bennettsbridge Road on the outskirts of Kilkenny City.
When
The arrest took place over the weekend before 3 September 2025.
Investigation
The arrest was made possible by the Mobility App used by roadside gardaí to detect the driver.
Charges
The driver was charged with possession of stolen goods and road traffic offences.
In court
The driver was charged and remanded in custody.
Other details
The driver had an active bench warrant, no licence, no insurance, no NCT, and was currently disqualified.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí in Kilkenny arrested a driver for several offences. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe driver was arrested on the outskirts of Kilkenny City. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped on the Bennettsbridge Road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe motorist was stopped in a vehicle on the Bennettsbridge Road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe arrest took place over the weekend before publication. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe driver was arrested over a weekend. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe arrest was made possible by the Mobility App used by roadside gardaí to detect the driver. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was in possession of stolen goods. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was charged and remanded in custody. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeThe arrest included a charge of possession of stolen goods. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe driver had an active bench warrant. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe driver had no licence, insurance or NCT and was disqualified. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherChecks established the driver had an active bench warrant, no licence, insurance, NCT and was disqualified. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Sep2025
    Chargedkilkennypeople.ie, follow-up
    Kilkenny gardaí use technology to make city arrest with culprit still in custody

    Reports a weekend arrest by Unit C gardaí in Kilkenny, where the driver was stopped on the Bennettsbridge Road, was found to have an active bench warrant, and was charged and remanded in custody. The arrest was made using the Mobility App.

    accused
  2. 3 Sep2025
    Chargedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Driver found with stolen goods and wanted on bench warrant arrested in Kilkenny

    Reports the arrest of a driver stopped on the Bennettsbridge Road, the stolen goods and driving offences, and that the driver was charged and remanded in custody.

    suspect