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Luton Irish Forum present
The 10th Annual Luton & District
St Patrick’s
Festival & parade
March 13th-17th 2009
Programme:
Friday 13th
7.30pm – Festival Launch. Sean O’Riada Mass. Holy Ghost Church
8.30pm Gala Dance- Gerry Byrne, Irish Road Show. Holy Ghost Church
Saturday 14th
9.00am- Pre parade Mass. Sean O’Riada. Castle St Church
10.00am - Irish market. Market Hill
10.00am- Parade assembles. Manor Rd.
11.00 Parade commences. Led by Beds University Pipe Band
Market Hill – (MC Jim Carway)
12 Noon. Parade Concludes. Markey Hill
12.15pm – Chair LIF address- Noreen Kellet. Response - Mayor of Luton, Cllr Singh.
- Irish Embassy Representative
- Presentation of Shamrock
- Emerald Pipe Band
- St. Mary’s Brass & Reed Band, Kingscourt, Co Cavan
12.30pm- Susan McCann and her Band
1.45pm – Mustang
3.00pm- Duffy Brothers
Arndale Centre (Smith Square) MC John Hutcheson
Saturday: 1753/08
11.00am- Edwina McGill Dancers
11.30am- Logic- Irish & Country
12.00pm – The Buchalawns – Mature Irish Dancers
12.15pm- Conway-Lally Dancers
12.30pm- Leagrave Comholtas Ceoltoiri Eireann (Cardinal Newman School)
1.00pm- John Brookes Dancers
1.15pm- Logic- Irish & Country
1.45pm – Magician from Dublin
2.00pm- Gorgeous Wrex- Traditional Irish
2.30pm- Caroline & Phillip O’Sullivan
2.45pm- John Brookes Dancers
3.00pm- St. Mary’s Brass & Reed Band, Kingscourt, Co Cavan
Tuesday 17th- ST PATRICK’S DAY
9.30am- Sean O’Riada Mass St Joseph’s Parish Church
Music, Song & Dance at the Arndale Centre.
from 11.00am- 3.00pm