COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLINA - WESTERN PEOPLE (MARCH 4 EDITION)
A day-long festive atmosphere will extend around Ballina on St Patrick’s Day this year.
The annual parade on Monday, March 17, to be led by Grand Marshal Norah Patten, will start at 3pm, promising some exciting floats, lots of colour and plenty of music.
The theme is ‘Reach for the Stars’, as Ballina native Norah, an aeronautical engineer, looks likely to become the first person from Ireland to go into space.
And from 12pm that afternoon, a Children’s Fun Fair will provide entertainment in Market Square, running until 7pm in the evening. The Fun Fair will include a Carousel Toy Ride, Kids’ Chair-o-Planes and other amusements.
