The Irish TV station RTÉ is making the St Patrick’s Day Festival Parade available free to viewers all across the world.
It means that wherever you are, you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by logging on to the RTÉ Player!
A spokesman for RTÉ said: “As the whole of Ireland and, indeed, the world are set to celebrate this special holiday, those abroad won’t miss out as RTÉ Player and RTÉ Player International bring you the St. Patrick’s Festival Parade.
“Live from Dublin at 12:15pm (Irish time), audiences can tune in as Des Cahill, Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Aidan Power host the event from the streets of Dublin. The theme this year is ‘Ireland You Are’ and it promises to be packed with art, design, performance and of course ceol agus craic.
“As well as the live parade viewers can watch cities around the world go green in special news reports. Audiences can also catch up on regional parades from across the North, South, East and West of Ireland which will be added throughout St. Patrick’s Day on RTÉ Player.
“But that’s not all, RTÉ Player will also have a collection of great Irish documentaries, food, comedy and Irish language programmes available for audiences to really get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit over the weekend.
“The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will be available to watch worldwide for free through RTÉ Player and RTÉ Player International, across Desktop, iOS and Android. Immerse yourself in RTÉ Player’s St. Patrick’s Day offering of top Irish programmes, documentaries and lots more.
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