Spate of crimes leaves Kilkenny community reeling
From this week’s Windgap Notes in the Kilkenny People
Seven defibrillators and two road safety mirrors have been damaged in a series of anti-social events in South Kilkenny, from Kilamery to Skough,
They were joined by damage to one of the Blue-coloured Lingaun Valley fingerposts, pointing to the Killamery High Cross, with the second one on the pole that had been cut down previously, which was pointing to the Calvary Grotto in Windgap gone without a trace.
It followed the removal of the last green and white cast-iron signpost for the Ahenny High Crosses and, damage to three major road signs and before that, the removal of village nameplates.
On the first day of June, which was also the first day of the 2026 National Tidy Towns competition, the new wooden bench at the wildlife area in Tullahought was reported missing. On Friday evening, a large orange-colored bean bag, a fold-up chair, and building materials, in a plastic bag, were dumped at the popular Túr Amharc Viewing Tower.