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# Lá fhéile Pádraig

This year
2023
Where are the biggest parades today and what is happening across this weekend?
A quickfire run-through of cultural events across the country.
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25.0k
Mar 17th 2023, 7:00 AM
St. Patrick's Day parade organisers defend €250 grandstand seat prices
Prices are up 20% last year due to increased production costs, the parade organisers have said.
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22.7k
Mar 15th 2023, 3:42 PM
Last year
2022
400,000 people attend St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin after two-year absence
The parade began at 12pm on Parnell Square and finished on Kevin Street at around 2pm.
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46.2k
Updated
Mar 17th 2022, 6:00 PM
All time
Government 'hearing reports' of St. Patrick's Day house parties and street parties being arranged
The Department of an Taoiseach warned that organising such parties is an offence.
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29.4k
Mar 10th 2021, 12:14 PM
Poll: Are you going to do something to celebrate St Patrick's Day?
Large groups aren’t allowed, of course, but some people have plans to celebrate being Irish from their homes.
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32.4k
Mar 16th 2020, 12:56 PM
Michael D Higgins: 'As world buildings turn green, let's play our part in a greener world'
He urged Irish citizens to “play their own personal and essential role in saving our planet and our environment”.
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13.3k
Mar 15th 2019, 6:00 AM
4 events for... St Patrick's Day weekend with a difference
If you’ve had enough of parades for one year, you’ve come to the right place.
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744
Mar 14th 2018, 4:23 PM
7 kid-friendly events for St Patrick's Day - from ball runs to giant céilís
He’s our patron saint and beloved snake wrangler, so here’s how to celebrate St Patrick in style.
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3.6k
Mar 13th 2018, 5:38 PM
Picture this: Looking back at Dublin's old St Patrick's Day Parades
From jesters to Wombles, from young to old, here’s a quick history of Dublin’s old St Patrick’s Day parades.
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21.8k
Mar 17th 2017, 7:00 AM
Astronaut sends wonderful Irish St. Patrick's Day greeting from space
Spot the lad in the green hat.
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2.9k
Mar 18th 2014, 8:21 AM