Kate Hickey
Kate Hickey is the CEO at Irish Studio, overseeing IrishCentral, Ireland of the Welcomes and British Heritage Travel, along with The IrishCentral Box and Irish Heritage Tree.
She joined IrishCentral as Editor in 2010 while living in New York. In 2015 she returned to her hometown of Dublin, expanding IrishCentral's base into Ireland. She now works from the Irish Studio Dublin office.
In 2010 Kate moved to New York having worked in various online and print publications such as The Irish Independent, The Irish Times, and New York Arts among others. Kate has also worked as a Spokesperson for the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform.
Latest Stories
The Irish and Ash Wednesday - Lent, meatless Fridays, hot-crossed buns
On This Day: Iconic Irish actor David Kelly dies in 2012
On This Day: Mary Raftery, the journalist who exposed clerical abuse of children, passed away
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The meaning behind U2’s 1983 classic "New Year’s Day"
Magic of Newgrange at winter solstice never fails to astound
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