UPDATE (Wednesday, 15th January): A suspect has been arrested in connection with four incidents and is due before Carlow District Court
Earlier story;
At least four Kilkenny city businesses were targeted in an early morning window smash.
It’s thought to have happened between 5 and 5:20am in the Dean Street / Irishtown area but others elsewhere may have been hit.
Gardaí are aware and investigating “a number of criminal damage incidents” but are appealing to anybody with information or who might have witnessed suspicious activity to contact them on 056 777 5000.
Fran Grincell Properties offices was among those to discover some damage – owner Fran told KCLR earlier the discovery was hugely disappointing especially given the premises was recently revamped.
Kilkenny Chamber CEO John Hurley says we all need to be vigilant and pull together in the face of such activity;