Town begins St Patrick’s Day celebrations eight days early

MALLOW celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a colourful parade yesterday — eight days ahead of the national feast.

The parade organisers, led by Mayor of Mallow Noel O’Connor, decided to change the traditional date of the march because St Patrick’s Day falls this year during Holy Week.

The 21st annual parade in honour of St Patrick in Mallow, it proved a big success, with fine weather, a large number of spectators and a wide range of participants.