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Paul McCambridge Photography- 17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Paul McCambridge Photography Shay(9) part of the Street Wise group at the St Patrick's Day parade in Downpatrick
St Patricks day Downpatrick
St Patricks day Downpatrick
Paul McCambridge Photography- 17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Paul McCambridge Photography Lauren(9) part of the Street Wise group at the St Patrick's Day parade in Downpatrick
Paul McCambridge Photography- 17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Paul McCambridge Photography Niamh(8) part of the Street Wise group at the St Patrick's Day parade in Downpatrick
Paul McCambridge Photography- 17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Paul McCambridge Photography Shay(9) part of the Street Wise group at the St Patrick's Day parade in Downpatrick
St Patricks day Downpatrick
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye Shauna McGuinness at St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye White Water Pipe Band at St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye Cliodhna (8), Jemma(8) and Delta(8) at St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye Ciara Conlon(10), Alannah Brooks(10) and Cliona Brooks(10) at St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye St Patricks Day parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye Fire Poise's Katey Dixon at St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye Katie Sands(10) and Caragh Sands(5) at St Patricks Day parade Newry.
PressEye Ltd-Belfast-17th March 2013 Mandatory Picture Credit. Picture By Paul McCambridge/PressEye St Patricks Day Parade Newry.
St Patrick's Day celebrations - Armagh 2013 ©Press Eye
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Unionists councillors stayed away from Northern Ireland’s biggest cross-community St Patrick’s Day parade in Downpatrick yesterday for the first time.
DUP and Ulster Unionist councillors were boycotting the parade because was being held on a Sunday for the first time.
DUP councillor William Dick said it was “insensitive” to hold the parade on a Sunday. He said many Protestants would not be taking part or attending because it is being held on the Sabbath.
“This is a carnival parade and it is not appropriate to hold it on a Sunday,” said Mr Dick.
“I believe it was wrong of the SDLP and Sinn Fein to to go head with this on a Sunday against the stated wishes of the two main church leaders in the town from the Catholic Church and Church of Ireland.”
But Sinn Fein’s Eamonn Mac Con Midhe pointed out that the vast majority of local people favour the St Patrick’s Day parade taking place yesterday.
“Traders were consulted and they favour this date,” said Mr Mac Con Midhe.
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