Kate Hickey CEO
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  • Irish Central

Kate Hickey is the CEO at Irish Studio, overseeing IrishCentral, Ireland of the Welcomes and British Heritage Travel magazines. 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 and as a European Tour Manager for Education First.

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136 Articles
about 1 year ago
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On This Day: Belfast-built Titanic sinks, claiming 129 Irish lives

A brief timeline and history of Titanic, the most infamous shipwreck in history.

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about 1 year ago
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One of Dublin's best kept secrets is a culinary treat

Located just off St. Stephen's Green, the ELY Wine Bar exhibits the very best of Irish dining and has an exceptional ...

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over 1 year ago
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Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down

Thomas Andrews, the chief designer of the Titanic from County Down, Northern Ireland, has been immortalized as a hero...

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about 2 years ago
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On This Day: Ireland's Easter Rising begins in 1916

In honor of the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, we provide a day-by-day guide to how the rebellion played out....

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about 2 years ago
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The Irish and Ash Wednesday - from Lent to hot-crossed buns

Pancake Tuesday is over it's time for 40 days of Lent but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still ob...

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about 2 years ago
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Watch: Gabriel Byrne's "Walking With Ghosts" an intimate and brave performance

Gabriel Byrne's on-stage performance of his memoir "Walking with Ghosts" was an immersive, earnest masterclass in sto...

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about 2 years ago
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On This Day: Iconic Irish actor David Kelly dies in 2012

Over a 50-year career, popular Irish actor David Kelly became a national treasure through his iconic roles in "Strump...

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over 2 years ago
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On This Day: Mary Raftery, the journalist who exposed clerical abuse of children, passed away

Mary Raftery, the Irish journalist behind "States of Fear" and "Behind the Walls," is remembered today on the anniver...

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over 2 years ago
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On New Year's Day 1892 Annie Moore was the first immigrant through Ellis Island

On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island immigration station in New York Harbor opened its doors and welcomed its first immig...

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over 2 years ago
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The meaning behind U2’s 1983 classic "New Year’s Day"

Turns out "New Year's Day" wasn't just a love song. U2's first international hit has a deep political meaning inspire...

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over 2 years ago
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Magic of Newgrange at winter solstice never fails to astound

The Newgrange passage tomb, a 5,000-year-old tomb in County Meath, is older than the pyramids of Giza in Egypt and su...

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over 2 years ago
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The Irish woman who shot Mussolini in the face

On April 7, 1926, an upper-class, 50-year-old Dublin woman tried to shoot Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist leader, i...

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