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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14175Robbery · Co. Kilkenny · 27 Apr 1990

Kilkenny train robbery of 1990 recalled

On 27 April 1990 raiders took over Kilkenny Train Station for several hours, holding staff at gunpoint and using a forklift to remove a load of cigarettes from a container. The sources name no suspects or individuals, and give no ages or nationalities. No arrests, charges, court proceedings or sentences are reported. The latest development is a retrospective feature in the Kilkenny Memories series, published by kilkennypeople.ie on 22 March 2025, which recalls the robbery using a 1990 RTE News broadcast.

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  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Raiders took over Kilkenny Train Station for several hours during a robbery.
  • A forklift was used to remove a load of cigarettes from a container.
When
The robbery took place on 27 April 1990.
Where
The robbery took place at Kilkenny Train Station, which is also listed as MacDonagh Junction Railway Station.
Weapon
Staff were held at gunpoint.
Cause
No motive for the robbery is given in the sources.
Investigation
The sources give no suspects and no outcome of any investigation.
Charges
No person is reported as charged.
In court
No court proceedings are reported.
Sentence
No sentence is reported.
Other details
  • A 1990 RTE News broadcast, in which Michael Ryan describes the raid, is cited as the source.
  • The latest article is a retrospective feature in the Kilkenny Memories series, published by kilkennypeople.ie on 22 March 2025.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA robbery took place at Kilkenny Train Station in 1990. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatRaiders took over the station for several hours. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatA forklift was used to remove a load of cigarettes from a container. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe robbery took place at Kilkenny Train Station. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe robbery took place on 27 April 1990. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • weaponStaff were held at gunpoint. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Mar2025
    Otherkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    The story of the Kilkenny train robbery

    Retrospective feature from a Kilkenny Memories series about a 1990 robbery. It gives no arrests, charges, suspects or outcomes, and does not relate to any existing case.