London hosts first St Patrick's Day festival

London’s first official St Patrick’s Day celebrations were taking place today.

Sun, 17 Mar, 2002 - 10:21

London’s first official St Patrick’s Day celebrations were taking place today.

Mayor Ken Livingstone has pressed ahead with the £100,000 (€161,000) festival despite calls that a similar event should be staged for St George, England’s patron saint.

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CourtsSt Patrick’s DayPlace: LondonPlace: EnglandPlace: Westminster CathedralPlace: WhitehallPlace: Trafalgar SquarePerson: Mayor Ken LivingstonePerson: St GeorgePerson: Mary CoughlanPerson: Tom PaulinPerson: Daithi O’CeallaighPerson: Seumas BrennanPerson: Minister of State to the TaoiseachPerson: LivingstonePerson: BritonsPerson: Iain Duncan SmithPerson: Charles KennedyEvent: St Patrick's dayEvent: St Patrick’s DayOrganisation: Wexford Male Voice ChoirOrganisation: Celtic FeetOrganisation: Metropolitan PoliceOrganisation: Liberal Democrat
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