Case No. 14914Burglary · Co. Kilkenny · 5 Jan 2025

Office building burgled on Parliament Street, Kilkenny City

An office building on Parliament Street in Kilkenny City was burgled between 5 and 6 January 2025, and cash was stolen from an office in the premises. A briefcase was also forced open, and the intruder is believed to have entered through a locked door. The Kilkenny Detective Unit is investigating, and gardaí appealed for CCTV, dashcam footage and information on 9 January and again on 17 January. No arrest, charge, court proceedings or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reported9 Jan
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Cash was stolen from an office within the premises.
  • A briefcase was forced open.
Where
The office building is on Parliament Street in Kilkenny City.
When
The sources give two different time windows: 1.45pm to 3.30pm between 5 and 6 January 2025, and 3.30pm on 5 January to 8.30am on 6 January 2025.
Cause
The intruder is believed to have entered the building by slipping a locked door.
Other details
  • No description of the suspect has been given.
  • Members of the public can contact Gardaí in Kilkenny on 056 7775000.
Investigation
  • The Kilkenny Detective Unit is investigating the burglary.
  • Gardaí appealed for further CCTV or dashcam footage and for anyone seen acting suspiciously to come forward.
  • Anyone who was in the area at the time is asked to contact the detective office at Kilkenny Garda Station.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
In court
No court proceedings have been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA sum of cash was stolen from the premises. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatAn office within the premises was entered and cash was taken. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatCash was taken from the office. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatA briefcase was forced open. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe office premises was entered on Parliament Street, Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe burglary took place at an office building on Parliament Street in Kilkenny City. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe burglary happened between Sunday 5 January and Monday 6 January 2025, between 1.45pm and 3.30pm. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe building was broken into between 3.30pm and 8.30am on January 5-6. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe Detective Unit in Kilkenny is investigating. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for further CCTV or dashcam footage and for anyone seen acting suspiciously to come forward. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Kilkenny are appealing for information. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone who was in the area at the time to contact the detective office in Kilkenny Garda Station. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe office was entered via a locked door. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherMembers of the public can contact Gardaí in Kilkenny on 056 7775000. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe intruder is believed to have entered the building by slipping a locked door. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThere is no description of the suspect. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Jan2025
    Garda plea after business ransacked in Kilkenny

    First report of the burglary. Adds the Parliament Street location, the January 5-6 time window, the cash and briefcase details, and the suspected entry method. No suspect is described.

  2. 9 Jan2025
    Gardaí appeal for witnesses following daylight burglary at Kilkenny business

    Gives a different time window from the existing record (1.45pm to 3.30pm, rather than 3.30pm on 5 January to 8.30am on 6 January). Adds that entry was via a locked door, that the Kilkenny Detective Unit is investigating and appealing for CCTV, dashcam footage or information on suspicious activity, and gives a Garda contact number.