In the end there was only a light drizzle to rain on Cork’s 124th St Patrick’s Day parade and by the time it fell, the two-hour show was almost over. With more than 60 community groups involved, the parade was a multicultural celebration of community, friendship, and a Cork that tries to live up to the promised hundred thousand welcomes. Clara, who recently moved to Cork with her family from North Carolina, gets a front row view of her first St Patrick’s day parade in Cork city. Members of the Defence Forces march through the streets of Cork city during the St Patrick’s Day Parade. Performers from the Cork Puppetry Company entertain the crowds during the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 21:59 UTC