Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Festival kicks off as biggest ever - SEE POLL

Seamus Heaney, Roddy Doyle readings will be highlights

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St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Dublin begin!

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IrishCentral.com Poll

What do you plan to do for St. Patrick's Day this year?

Go to the parade.

Spend time with family and friends.

Go to Mass.

Go to the pub.

Ignore the festivities completely.

Cornwall, creative director of the St. Patrick’s Festival, explains: “The new parade storyline created by Roddy Doyle celebrates Irish people’s resilience and great sense of humor.  Each chapter of the story ‘Brilliant’ is a new artistic commission developed by one of Ireland’s leading pageant companies. The parade will also feature street theatre troupes, artists, dancers and marching bands from Ireland and across the globe.  It is one of the largest artistic presentations in Europe.”
 
The largest festival of its kind in Ireland, the 2011 St. Patrick’s Festival has involved 18 months of planning and promises to excel itself with the very best of Irish and international performers. Research conducted in 2010 showed the vital economic impact of the 2010 St. Patrick’s Festival, which added €50.5 million to the economy in spending by tourists and Dubliners. 

For more information, see www.stpatricksfestival.ie.

Visit our special St. Patrick's Day section

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