KCLR News interviews Supt Sean O'Meara on Kilkenny crime figures (17th June 2026)

While there was an increase in minor assaults across Kilkenny on an annual basis (March 2025-March 2026) when compared to the figures for the previous year, the wider downward trend in other areas of crime shows that it remains a safe place to live, work and socialise in. That was the key message shared by Superintendent Sean O’Meara at the Local Community Safety Partnership LCSP meeting held at County Hall on Tuesday, June 16th. The rise in minor assaults has led to increased patrolling and detections, as Gardaí continue to drill into the figures provided by the force’s Analysis Service. However, there were declines in the numbers of sexual offences and burglaries in the same timeframe. Superintendent Sean O’Meara spoke to KCLR News following the meeting.