{"id":10979,"date":"2016-03-14T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T10:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2016-03-14T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T10:06:37","slug":"irish-tv-to-broadcast-armagh-st-st-patricks-day-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/03\/irish-tv-to-broadcast-armagh-st-st-patricks-day-live\/","title":{"rendered":"IRISH TV to broadcast Armagh St. St Patricks Day LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second year in a row the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, Armagh is set to get global TV exposure with Ireland\u2019s International TV station IRISH TV confirming they will be returning to the city to broadcast their St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade LIVE on March 17th<\/sup>.<\/h1>\n
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Irish TV'\u0080\u0099s Michelle Smyth and Malachi Cush with St Patrick outside Armagh Cathedral. Armagh will be at the centre of a global St Patrick\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Day celebration with a marathon six-hour special on March 17 featuring parades from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and the US. Irish TV will be live from the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland from 1-3pm, followed by live coverage of the world-famous New York City St Patrick's Day parade until 7pm on Irish TV on Sky 191, Freesat 400, all free to air boxes, Eircom's eVision 191 and online at www.irishtv.ie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Home to the Primates of All-Ireland, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, Armagh has a long tradition of celebrating St. Patrick\u2019s Day with a spectacular display of colour, music, dance and entertainment for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n

The two hour live broadcast on IRISH TV from 1-3pm begins with a high energy carnival procession departing the Palace Demesne and meandering its way through Armagh City Centre.\u00a0 Colourful floats, marching bands and street performers all march along the narrow streets as Armagh celebrates its biggest carnival day of the year<\/p>\n

IRISH TV Armagh St. Patrick\u2019s Day presenter Malachi Cush said, \u201cArmagh has so many connections with St. Patrick and it is fitting that we are going live from here for this special all-inclusive community carnival.\u00a0 Armagh is noted as a great place to live, work and visit and we are delighted to showcase its wonderful tourism attractions to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LIVE broadcast on IRISH TV on March 17thy will place Armagh at the heart of the global St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebrations with IRISH TV filing reports into the live broadcast from London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Ireland and the USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to capture the magical atmosphere, music, pageantry and all the colour and excitement on March 17th<\/sup> from Irish communities around the world.\u00a0 As a vibrant city that is full of character and culture Armagh City is the perfect base to host our global celebrations,\u201d commented Cush.<\/p>\n

The theme of this year Armagh City carnival is \u2018Feasts and Wild Beast\u2019 and will see numerous spectacular events organised across the city. \u00a0Many of the pivotal moments in St Patrick\u2019s life took place across this region of Ulster and IRISH TV is committed to telling these legendary local stories to a global audience.<\/p>\n

The LIVE broadcast from Armagh City can be viewed on IRISH TV on SKY 191, Freesat 400, all free to air boxes, Eircom\u2019s eVision 191 and online at www.irishtv.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch last year’s highlights here:<\/p>\n