Sports stars Kellie Harrington and Ellen Keane are the Grand Marshals of this year's St. Patricks Day parade in Dublin.
The theme of this year's festival, which runs from the 16th to the 20th of March, is "connections".
Two of Ireland's most inspirational athletes @keane_ellen and @Kelly64kg just announced as Grand Marshals for the St Patrick's Day Parade 2022 🙌
Honoured to meet Ellen today
With so much lined up for @stpatricksfest
start planning now: https://t.co/hh8Fk1cow4 pic.twitter.com/JT8Hsi1wuF— Catherine Martin TD (@cathmartingreen) March 2, 2022
The parade will start at Parnell Square at noon on the 17th.
For the past two years, there has been no celebrations or parades in-person were held due to Covid-19 restrictions.
In the past the list of Grand Marshals has included Joanne O'Riordan, Westlife's Nicky Byrne, and sailer Annalise Murphy.
