The Kilkenny People is published on Wednesdays every week and is owned by Iconic Newspapers, which acquired Johnston Press's titles in Ireland in 2014.Originally set up as a newspaper for supporters of Charles Stewart Parnell,[2] it survived and prospered while others folded and closed.The move caused public outrage at the time however it was not long before the newspaper was back printing again.Previous editors include Brian Keyes, Tom Molloy, Sean Hurley and John Kerry Keane.Circulation declined to 10,591 for the period July 2012 to December 2012, this represented a fall of 8% on a year-on-year basis.