THE country’s largest marching band walked away with the top prize at yesterday’s International Band Parade and Competition which attracted more than 30,000 people onto the streets of Limerick.

LIMERICK’S International Band Parade and Competition next Sunday has attracted almost 600 musicians from marching bands who will travel from the US, Germany, Africa and Northern Ireland.

FOUR college bands from the US with more than 500 musicians will take part in Limerick’s International Band competition on Sunday.