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No 1015 Monday 18th - Sunday 24th March 2024
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The Costa Blanca’s oldest ‘FREE’ English language newspaper - WITH THE LARGEST LOCAL CIRCULATION
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SHAMROCK WISHES AND IRISH KISSES ENGULF CABO ROIG s festivities kicked off in Cabo Roig, at mainland Europe’s largest parade, Sunday brought us a perfect St. Patrick’s Day – clear blue skies, a shining sun, a day full of promise, and rich with tradition.
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There was green decor and shamrocks galore, as well as lots of Irish smiles, as thousands packed the streets of Cabo Roig for the area’s 11th St. Patrick's Day parade, once again celebrating the legacy of Irish culture in Orihuela Costa. The fact that the event was another major success was with thanks to a ‘hard core’ of businesses who came together to dress the streets and the parade route, many offering further entertainment and specials to ensure the party continued well beyond the Spring afternoon. From pub to pub up and down the strip, the picture was much the same, a sea of green, smiles, clinking glasses, music and, of course, enthusiastic crowds. The dozens of colourful comparsas and eccentric floats, a record number we were told, well in excess of previous years, told the story of Spanish, Irish and International camaraderie in this small corner of the country, as they, once again, honoured Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick.
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