In Pics – Limerick City launches St Patrick’s Day Festival

28/2/17 REPRO FREE Olivia Kenny and Valerie Yakovleva, Limerick School Project at the launch Limerick's Limerickร•s St Patrickร•s Day Parade at the Bank of Ireland Workbench, Limerick. An estimated crowd of 80,000 people is expected to line the streets of Limerick for the annual St Patrickร•s Day Parade from 12noon on Friday 17 March, for what is Irelandร•s largest regional parade. The theme of this yearร•s parade is ร”Our Stories ร this is where we belongร• 14-year-old Luke Culhane has been unveiled as this yearร•s Grand Marshal. The cyberbullying campaigner and recently announced Limerick Person of the Year will lead the thousands of participants through the streets of Limerick on our national holiday. Luke told his story and made the video ร”Create No Hateร• after being a victim of cyberbullying, which gained national and international recognition. Luke said he was delighted and honoured when he was asked to be Grand Marshal. Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

An estimated crowd of 80,000 people is expected to line the streets of Limerick for the annual St Patrickโ€™s Day Parade from 12noon on Friday 17 March, for what is Irelandโ€™s largest regional parade.

Luke Culhane (14) has been unveiled as this yearโ€™s Grand Marshal.ย  The cyberbullying campaigner and recently announced Limerick Person of the Year will lead the thousands of participants through the streets of Limerick on our national holiday.

Luke told his story and made the video โ€˜Create No Hateโ€™ after being a victim of cyberbullying, which gained national and international recognition. Luke said he was โ€œdelighted and honouredโ€ when he was asked to be Grand Marshal.

The theme of this yearโ€™s parade is โ€˜Our Stories โ€“ this is where we belongโ€™

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Speaking at the launch of the Limerick St Patrickโ€™s Festival at Workbench at Bank of Ireland on Oโ€™Connell Street, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Kieran Oโ€™Hanlon said: โ€œSt Patrickโ€™s Day is a time for us to celebrate being Irish, celebrate our history and our stories.ย  With the theme of โ€˜Our Storiesโ€™ running through it thousands of participants will march down Oโ€™Connell Street with great pride, recounting some of Irelandโ€™s great stories.ย  These are stories that are part of us, which have become known throughout the world.โ€

For more information about Limerick St Patrickโ€™s Festival visit www.limerick.ie/stpatricksfestival <http://www.limerick.ie/stpatricksfestival> .

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