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CostaBlancaPeople 20th -26th March 2018
St Patrick’s Day on the Coast Millions of people around the world joined forces with the Irish on
Saturday to celebrate St Patrick´s Day and here on the Costa Blanca it was no different with every Irish pub and bar hosting special events to mark the day of the Patron Saint of Ireland (not to
mention the final match of the six nations between Ireland and England). The focal point for the celebrations in Orihuela Costa was the official St Patrick´s Day Parade held at Cabo Roig strip where thousands gathered to watch the largest St Patrick’s Day Parade in mainland Europe. Cabo Roig has a strong connection to the Emerald Isle through its expat Irish community, which has been organising and hosting the parade for several years. Saturday saw the strip, a line of bars, clubs, cafes and restaurants that form a roadside promenade alongside the main N332 coast road transformed into a sea of green as every nationality became Irish for the day! The Grand Master of the Parade was none other than Brian Cowen, former
Taoiseach (that´s the Irish Prime Minister if you´re not a native). The involvement in the parade by the former Irish Prime Minister has been hailed as a major endorsement of the Orihuela Costa St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Mr Cowen served in office between 2008 and 2011, and he was accompanied by Martin Quinn, a former Fianna Fáil Continued on page 3
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