Plans for weekend event in Cavan for St Patrick's Day
by Sinead Hogan Updated: Thursday, 19th January, 2012 12:30pm
Organisers seek funding from Cavan Town Council
Ryan Ashling and Jack Brown from Laragh Cresent at Cavan's parade in recent years.
The committee that formed last year to take over the organisation of the St Patrick's Day Parade are planning a major festival on the long weekend of March 16-19. Members of the committee made a presentation to Cavan Town Council at their January meeting in a bid to secure €7,500 for the festival, which will cost over €15,000 by the time a family fun day on the Sunday is factored in.
"Funding is crucial. The cost last year to run the parade was €10,000 - and we ran it at a loss," said chair of the committee Michael Mooney who was joined at the meeting by co-organisers, Ursula Cadden, Peter McGinnity and Dessie Brady. He told members how he and another member of the committee personally covered the deficit last year, with a church gate collection and levies of €150 per public house and €75 per restaurant covering the rest.
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