St Patrick’s Day: President lauds disability campaigner Joanne O’Riordan with standing ovation at Dublin parade

Under glorious blue skies, the St Patrick’s Day parade snaked through Dublin, led by disability campaigner Joanne O’Riordan.

The 19-year-old college student from Millstreet, Co Cork, who was the event’s youngest-ever grand marshal, declared that her day had been “absolutely amazing”.

She is one of seven people in the world with total amelia syndrome, a condition that meant she was born without arms or legs. She also has scoliosis — curvature of the spine.