By shopping in Kilkenny we keep local shopkeepers and service providers in business - Fiona Deegan, Kilkenny LEO
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Born in Stradbally, Co Laois, Fiona Deegan has lived in Kilkenny for the past 20 years.
During that time, through her work with the Local Enterprise Office, she has worked with many businesses throughout the county, providing a range of supports to assist them to start-up and grow. She is passionate about Kilkenny and continues to innovate to come up with successful campaigns to sell Kilkenny as a destination to live, work, shop, eat and play.
Married to Martin, Fiona lives on a dairy farm just outside Castlecomer. She is a busy woman, rising at 6am every morning to feed and muck out the horses before heading for school drop-off and work. So I was honoured that she had the time to talk to me about her most recent Christmas campaign - #shopkilkenny - an initiative that I have been following and supporting since it was launched two years ago.