St Patrick’s Day parade is back in city

Organised by Cork City Council, the festival will take place from 17-20 March with cultural venues across the city and county ready to mark Ireland’s national holiday.

The main event, the St Patrick’s Day Parade, will return on 17 March, kicking off in the city at 1pm.

The theme of this year’s parade is ‘Heroes- Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times’, celebrating the individuals and organisations who have made a difference to their communities especially during the pandemic.

Announcing the good news, the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Colm Kelleher said: “The St Patrick’s Day parades were the first events to be cancelled in 2020, so it’s only right they should be the first big events to appear back on our streets. Getting through these past two years is certainly something to be celebrated and as part of that, the Cork parade will celebrate the ordinary heroes of our times.”

Cork City Council has reached out to almost 200 community, sporting and voluntary groups about participating in the parade and there is still time for groups to register their interest to take part.

For information, visit corkstpatricksfestival.ie.