St Patrick’s Festival looks to the future as it celebrates 21st birthday

St Patrick’s Festival in Dublin will look to the future when it celebrates a 21st birthday next month.

St Patrick’s Festival looks to the future as it celebrates 21st birthday

The four-day festival, taking place March 17-20, was established by Enda Kenny during his tenure as transport and tourism minister.

The first event, held over one day and night in 1996, took five months to prepare. It now takes 18 months, so preparations for 2017 have already started.

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