Dublin's St Patrick's Day Parade has been cancelled.
It's the second year in a row that the covid-19 pandemic has forced organisers to call the event off.
Instead, a virtual parade will take place online this year.
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The St Patrick's Day Festival will run between March 12th and 17th.
People will be able to watch all of these events on ‘SPF TV’, a St. Patrick’s Festival TV Channel, which will be located at www.stpatricksfestival.ie
Organisers say there will be an official programme of events announced in the coming weeks.
