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07 Dec 2025

Hughes Farming is overall Business of the Year at Kilkenny Business Awards

Chamber President Marion Acreman presents the overall business of the Year to Julian Hughes of Hughes Farming

Hughes Farming has won the overall accolade at the Kilkennmy Business Awards held at the Lyrath Estate Hotel.

A glittering function saw over 20 individual category award winners honoured as more than 500 guests toasted their success.

Hosted by  Mary Kennedy of RTE  the award from President Marion Acreman went to Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon.

Rudolf Heltzel won the Lifetime Achievement  award.

There was double category success for Smithwicks Experience and Ballykeefe Distillery.

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