At 7pm on St. Patrick’s Day March 17th 2023, two young members from the Scout Bagpipe Band in Waterford will be stepping out onto the stage in Carnegie Hall with 130 young musicians from all over Ireland to perform together as the renowned Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. Johnny and Leena Farrell-Doyle began their...
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PARADE RING FOR KELYN
PARADE RING FOR KELYN
National boxing champion Kelyn Cassidy has been announced as the Grand Marshall of the 2023 Waterford St Patrick’s Day parade. The 24-year-old representative of Saviour’s Crystal Club is also a leading member Irish Amateur Boxing Team. He is the reigning and back-to-back National Senior Elite Light Heavyweight...
John C Reilly visits Guinness Storehouse’s famous Gravity Bar
John C Reilly visits Guinness Storehouse’s famous Gravity Bar
Acting legend John C Reilly was given the title of International Guest of Honour at the National St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2022. While at Guinness Storehouse’s Gravity Bar he talked about a range of things from working with other stars such as Will Ferrell to his own family heritage. John grew up in an...
Mulhall stands in for Taoiseach in DC
Mulhall stands in for Taoiseach in DC
Justine Dwyer Waterford man and Ireland’s Ambassador to America, Dan Mulhall was forced to step in for An Taoiseach Michael Martin at a gala event in Washington DC on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day after the Taoiseach tested positive for covid. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi was just...
St. Patrick’s Day Festival Schedule – Waterford City
St. Patrick’s Day Festival Schedule – Waterford City
After a long two years wait, we welcome back the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with huge excitement. The St. Patrick’s day festival will run for three days from 17th – 19th March in Waterford City. The following events are scheduled throughout the festival to celebrate both Irish and local culture in Ireland’s best...
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations set to return to Waterford
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations set to return to Waterford
Following a two year hiatus Waterford City and County Council is delighted to announce that March 2022 will see the return of the much loved and dearly missed St. Patrick’s Day Parade. While official celebrations were postponed due to Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, the most anticipated event on the national calendar is...
Mayor of Waterford appears on Sky News
Mayor of Waterford appears on Sky News
Jordan Norris As part of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Mayor of Waterford, Fine Gael Councillor Damien Geoghegan made an appearance on Sky News in which he outlined how St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated virtually this year – and the role of Waterford in establishing what are now commonplace traditions with regard to...