‘We ripped up the playbook’: Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney reveal first look at Kilkenny Design collection

From Off the Rails, to evoking Ireland's pagan goddesses – the design duo tell Mary Cate Smith just why they chose Cork as the launchpad for their new fashion line

Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney: “We started to think — why can’t we do this?”

Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon love Cork. They love it so much that they chose the Irish Examiner’s ieStyle Live event at City Hall, Cork on October 26 to launch their debut collection for Kilkenny Design. Their designs will be showcased on the catwalk at the sell-out event.

“Cork is my spiritual home,” says Brendan, as he returns to the city to MC ieStyle Live for the third time. “Cork people are the nicest — just the best craic.