St. Patrick’s Weekend at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre was a thrill for the whole family with the spectacular Lady Desart Choir performing on Saturday March 16th to kick off a weekend of entertainment.
On St. Patrick’s Day Sunday March 17th, the local community turned up in droves to enjoy pre parade performances by the River Nore Music Academy, Dancewise Academy, Alize’s School of Singing & Dragon’s Lair Martial Arts complimented in the afternoon with some real-life snake petting with the National Reptile Zoo, festive face painting on the Mall and lots of high fives from Larry and Lucky the Leprechauns.
The crowd departed for a short time to watch the annual St Patrick’s day Parade which started from outside the Centre and enjoyed watching over 50 entrants proudly displaying Irish Music, Culture & Creativity along our City’s streets. Included in the Parade was the O’ Loughlin Gaels GAA Club Camogie juvenile teams, proudly wearing their MacDonagh Junction sponsored club kit.
Many onlookers returned to the centre once the parade had ended, to enjoy more activity including the Centre’s annual snake hunt, which continued over the bank holiday weekend as a fun free activity that kept the younger ones entertained.
Assistant Centre Manager Donna Byrne commented “We were thrilled to once again hold our annual pre parade entertainment, the children who performed in all of the acts were amazing, confident performers and we hope they will remember these days fondly as an important opportunity to develop skills and connections that last a lifetime.”
