Thursday, March 17th sees the return of the much anticipated Gorey St.Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade will take place from 3pm and will showcase some of the best local organisations, businesses and sports groups that call Gorey their home. This will of course be the first St.Patrick’s Day Parade since 2019 and we can’t wait to paint the town green for some much needed celebrations.

The festivities kicked off on Friday, the 25th of February with the official launch of the Parade, which took place in Browne’s Lounge. The night was attended by Local Councillors, District Manager, Philip Knight and the Committee Members of the Gorey St.Patrick’s Day Parade. Philip Knight, Gorey District Manager said: ‘I am genuinely excited about the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Gorey this year. It is the first one that I have been involved in and the first one that Gorey has seen since 2019. There is a strong Committee lead by Michael Gleeson that is working hard to ensure that this will be a parade to remember. But generally we are hoping the worst of the pandemic is over and we can look forward to better days. I hope that everyone who takes part or comes along to watch has a fantastic afternoon and gets into the spirit of things.’’

Gorey native, Photographer and Cycle Against Suicide Ambassador, Joe Dixon has been named this year’s Grand Marshall. Joe has worked tirelessly to raise awareness through Cycle Against Suicide which is a charity that makes a valuable contribution to the public education of mental health by changing the narrative surrounding suicide. Joe Dixon said: ‘I am deeply honoured and thrilled to be named Grand Marshall for this year’s Gorey St.Patrick’s Day Parade. As Grand Marshall, I am going to invite a representation of front line and essential workers to join me in the parade.’

Michael Gleeson said: ‘It is great to see the Parade back again after the two year break, it gives you a sense that the worst of the pandemic is behind us and brings great hope for the future. A big thank you to everyone that has helped in any way to get the parade going again this year and also to the council, who have made it possible to organise this parade in such a short time frame. We hope that everyone can get out on the 17^th to enjoy the day.’

So on March 17th, wear your best green and join us on Gorey Main Street for our St.Patrick’s Day Parade. This will be a year for the people of Gorey to come together and celebrate. The parade will take place from 3pm and showcase some of the best local organisations, businesses and sports groups that call Gorey their home.

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If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact:

Sinead Monaghan
Lighthouse PR & Media
+353(0)87 1703956