Search
19 Sept 2025
Search
19 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Benny McDonagh (centre) was always surrounded by his loved ones
Much-loved Kilkenny community man Benny McDonagh passed away on Sunday as he was 'listening to his favourite music and surrounded by his favourite people'.
In May 2024, Benny (who was preparing to contest the local elections in the Piltown Municipal District for the Green Party) was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
His life and the lives of those in his family were turned upside down by the diagnosis, but Benny's community and wider circle of friends and loved ones ensured that they rallied around him in his most difficult times.
We're very sad to hear today of the passing of Benny McDonagh, who ran for the Party in the 2024 local elections. His warmth and decency will be remembered fondly by all in in the Carlow-Kilkenny Greens and wider party.https://t.co/CnayAoPJrL pic.twitter.com/5YqI6xtr7U
— Green Party Ireland (@greenparty_ie) April 14, 2025
Green Party Ireland have expressed their sadness "to hear today of the passing of Benny McDonagh, who ran for the Party in the 2024 local elections."
"His warmth and decency will be remembered fondly by all in in the Carlow-Kilkenny Greens and wider party," they added.
READ NEXT: Driver involved in Kilkenny collision left gardaí with 'no choice'
Benny is loved and missed by his wife Kiri, children Dubhaltach and partner Charmaine, Amber-Pixie and Caleb, granddaughter Orcah, father Ben, sisters Martina, Fiona & Niamh, nieces, nephews, outlaws, inlaws and all who loved him.
He is predeceased by his mother Delia.
Benny will be arriving at St Mary’s Church, Kells, County Kilkenny (R95 V184) via his residence on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) for service at 11am. Followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Codladh Sámh Benny
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
