Murphy's ends Cat Laughs sponsorship

Murphy’s Irish Stout today announced that it is to end its title sponsorship of the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, which this year celebrated its 10th year.

Murphy's marketing manager Kevin Cullinane said: "Murphy’s has enjoyed a fantastic relationship with the Cat Laughs festival for the past nine years, which has played an important part in the development of Irish comedy, as well as developing a major tourism event for the south east. The sponsorship has been hugely successful for the Murphy’s brand, but after nine fantastic years, it is now time to move on.”