# Parade
This year
2023
Aoife Martin: Reflections on Pride 2023 - it really is for everybody
As Pride Month 2023 draws to a close, our columnist reflects on this year’s celebrations and what they mean to the community and wider society.
St. Patrick's Day parade organisers defend €250 grandstand seat prices
Prices are up 20% last year due to increased production costs, the parade organisers have said.
Last year
2022
Memorial service held for victims of shooting during Oslo Pride festival
Two people were killed and more than 20 were injured in the attack during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival.
Orange Order event in Belfast will mark centenary of Northern Ireland
The event comes a year late due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
'Huge outrage' from Carlow community over depiction of pensioner's death in two St Patrick's Day parades
Councillor Andrea Dalton called on the two local groups to apologise for the depiction.
Here’s where and when the big St Patrick's Day parades kick off
There’s a lot of talent, culture and entertainment to put on show over the day – here’s a quick look at what’s on offer.
Ellen Keane and Kellie Harrington to lead Dublin's St Patrick's Day Parade
The Parade is returning to Dublin this year.
St Patrick's Festival set to return to the streets of Dublin for 'most ambitious parade ever'
The festival had been cancelled for the last two years due to Covid-19.
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Boy, 8, named as latest victim of Wisconsin Christmas parade crash
Five people ranging in age from 52 to 81 were pronounced dead within hours, and Jackson Sparks was named as the sixth victim.
Gardaí arrest man over theft of €1.1 million from Dublin company
A lot of the money has been recovered.
'Masks and missiles don't mix': North Korea holds giant military parade, ignoring pandemic fears
The state is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party.
Two killed during Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans
The carnival season is nearing its traditional all-out Fat Tuesday celebration.
In Photos: Hundreds march to celebrate work of emergency and security services
About 1,500 of emergency service workers and their vehicles took part in the parade.
Pictures: Thousands take part in Dublin's Pride parade
The streets of Dublin city centre were packed from the early afternoon.
The year the Archbishop refused to bless the NYC parade due to growing 'IRA influence'
Retired journalist Éanna Brophy recalls a tense wait at the Cathedral doors as the choice of grand marshall prompted controversy.
Three days out from visit, Pope Francis confirmed for parade through Dublin city centre
Gardaí expect 100,000 people to come out to see the Pope in the city centre.
PICTURES: Thousands take part in Dublin Pride Parade
The streets of Dublin city centre were thronged with people from the early afternoon.
Nine arrested after clashes with police at illegal Easter parade in Lurgan
The eight masked men, with ages ranging from 30-48, were dressed in paramilitary-style uniforms.
Everything you need to know about St Patrick's Day events around the country
There’s a lot on in Dublin, but there’s a lot more going around the country and abroad this St Patrick’s Day.
The best spots to see tonight's Macnas Halloween parade in Dublin
Let’s get our spooky spectacle on.
Backpacks banned from Dublin Pride events for security reasons
Organisers of the LGBT festival said they are working with gardaí to ensure “the safety and enjoyment of all attending”.
Chelsea cancel Premier League victory parade following Manchester attack
The club say it wouldn’t be appropriate to go ahead with the planned celebrations on Sunday.
A new exhibition shines the spotlight on Pablo Picasso's 'forgotten' first wife for the first time
Olga Khokhlova was Picasso’s first muse. They were together for 18 years between 1917 and 1935.
The RTÉ presenters' reaction to a lad in his boxers joining the Paddy's Day parade was priceless
“Ah yeah, fair play.”
Picture this: Looking back at Dublin's old St Patrick's Day Parades
From jesters to Wombles, from young to old, here’s a quick history of Dublin’s old St Patrick’s Day parades.
Behind the St Patrick's Day parade: 'You walk in with tears in your eyes - they are so dedicated'
We spoke to the two women responsible for the St Patrick’s Festival pageants, which will make up part of the parade this year.
Gay army veterans WILL be allowed to march in Boston St Patrick's Day parade
Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone said yesterday she would not take part in the parade.
Upside-down world of Macnas to take over Dublin this evening
Spectators will get closer than ever to the spooktacular street performance in special twilight parade.
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: Honouring the veterans of Jadotville
Our second winner of a free Irish Rail trip is a group of Irish military veterans of the siege of Jadotville, who are headed for Dublin for a parade in their honour.
Political activists have killed dogs, mounted them on a pole and paraded them in southern India
The protesters carried the pole with the dogs hanging by their legs through the streets of a town in Kerala state.
Photos: Republican Sinn Féin march down O'Connell Street for 1916 commemoration
The parade attracted a large crowd in Dublin’s city centre.
This heroic little Garda led the Drogheda Paddy's Day parade yesterday
What a day for Ceejay McArdle.
Ever wondered why Montserrat have a day off for St Patrick's Day too?
Today, Montserrat’s connection to an ‘Irish’ identity is strong but this has not always been the case.
14 gas Patrick's Day parades that would make you proud to be Irish today
All hail the Teresa Mannion float.
