Top Irish craftspeople like potter Colm de Ris, artists Eoin O’Connor and Vera Gaffney, designers like Rebeka Kahn and jewellers Alan Ardiff and Maureen are just some of the talented designers who will be carrying out free demonstrations all this week at Kilkenny Stores. Ambassadors for the campaign include stylist Marietta Dorn and designer John Rocha. You can get a full list of events by clicking here.

Kilkenny Group marketing director Greg O’Gorman spoke to Ian Guider on Newstalk Breakfast about Kilkenny Irish Craft & Design Week:

Kilkenny is home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers, and the company has been synonymous with promoting the finest in Irish design for over four decades. Kilkenny currently have eleven own brand stores in Dublin (Nassau St), Cork, Galway, Killarney, Cashel, Shanagarry, Stillorgan, Trim, Swords, Douglas and their newest store in Kilkenny Newbridge. There also two sister brand stores known as Christy’s in Killarney, Co. Kerry and Cobh, Co. Cork.

For more information on Kilkenny Irish Craft & Design Week demonstrations near you or to shop online, visit www.kilkennyshop.com

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