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Case No. 14147Robbery · Co. Kilkenny · 27 Apr 1990

Retrospective on 1990 robbery at Kilkenny Train Station

On 27 April 1990, raiders took over Kilkenny Train Station for several hours, holding staff at gunpoint, and used a forklift to remove a load of cigarettes from a container. A kilkennypeople.ie retrospective published on 25 March 2025 recounts the robbery, drawing on an RTE News broadcast from the time in which Michael Ryan explains the raid. The sources name no suspects or victims and report no arrest, charge, court case or sentence. The latest development is the 25 March 2025 retrospective feature, which does not relate to any existing case.

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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Raiders took over Kilkenny Train Station for several hours.
  • A forklift was used to remove a load of cigarettes from a container.
Where
The robbery took place at Kilkenny Train Station in County Kilkenny.
When
The robbery took place on 27 April 1990.
Weapon
Staff were held at gunpoint during the raid.
Other details
  • The account is drawn from an RTE News broadcast from the time, in which Michael Ryan explains the raid.
  • The retrospective feature was published on kilkennypeople.ie on 25 March 2025.
  • The feature is a retrospective on a 1990 robbery and does not relate to any existing case.
Investigation
The sources name no current suspects or victims.
Charges
The sources report no charges in relation to the robbery.
In court
The sources report no court proceedings in relation to the robbery.
Sentence
The sources report no sentence in relation to the robbery.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • 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)
  • otherThe account is drawn from an RTE News broadcast from the time, in which Michael Ryan explains the raid. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Mar2025
    Otherkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Do you remember this infamous Kilkenny robbery?

    Retrospective feature on a 1990 robbery. It names no current suspects, victims or charges, and does not relate to any existing case.