The St Patricks Day festivities kick off in Tipperary today.
Newport is the first town out or the blocks with their parade starting at midday(Saturday).
There’s also Sunday and Monday parades with Ballylooby, Cashel and Carrick-on-Suir having theirs tomorrow.
And of course the 17th is the main day for most with Littleton, Cappawhite, Cahir, Templemore, Nenagh, Thurles, Tipp town, Clonmel and Roscrea opting to stay on the day itself.
The full schedule of Parades is:
Newport – Saturday, 15th March 12pm.
Ballylooby community council parade – Sunday, 16th March 12noon
Carrick-on-Suir – Sunday, March 16th 1pm
Cashel – Sunday, March 16th 2pm
Littleton – Monday, March 17, 10.30am
Cappawhite – Monday, 17th 11.30am
Cahir – Monday, March 17th 12pm
Templemore – Monday, 17th 12.30pm
Nenagh walking parade – Monday 17th 1pm
(Nenagh St Patrick’s Concert and Festival Market at the Courthouse and Banba Square at 12 noon)
Thurles – Monday, March 17th 2.30pm (arriving at Liberty Sq.)
Tipperary town – Monday, March 17th 2.30pm
Clonmel – Monday, March 17th 3pm
(Grand Marshal will be Olympic rower & TippFM Sports Star of the Year Daire Lynch)
Roscrea – Monday, March 17th 3.30pm
