Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Irish around the world

The St. Patrick's Day Festival in Dublin, which has sadly had to cancel most of its events due to the COVID-19 outbreak, has released a heartwarming video of greetings from the Irish around the world.

As St. Patrick's Day 2020 celebrations have been majorly hampered by the Coronavirus COVID-19, the St. Patrick's Day Festival in Dublin has released a heartwarming video featuring this year's message from President Michael D Higgins and "Happy St. Patrick's Day" messages from the Irish global diaspora.

Their message with the video reads:

"A Nation that understands what is it is to be a people globally connected but apart. Although we cannot be shoulder to shoulder we will be together."

The St. Patrick's Day Festival message continues:

"We live in one another's shelter."

Following words taken from Ireland's President Michael D. Higgin's St. Patrick's Day address members of the Global Irish are featured sending special greetings from around the world. From Western Australia to Canada, Dubai to Lithuania, from Bangkok (where we're reminded "Don't forget to wash your hands!", to China from "all the Irish holding tough".

The video ends with the best wishes for St. Patrick's Day and the message that "there is no strength without unity".

They added that the video is "Dedicated to all Irish people, and all people working on the frontline at this challenging time."

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