Tag: Ireland
Birmingham prepares for St Patrick’s Day Parade
This year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade will take place in Birmingham on Sunday, March 13, when the theme will be the phoenix. The centrepiece of celebrations enjoyed by the city’s strong Irish community, the parade is organised by the St Patrick’s Festival Committee and supported by Birmingham City Council’s events team. The parade will set […]
Why I admire the pluck of the Irish
Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, Cllr Steve Bedser, reflects on a historic move by the Irish government and calls on the UK to follow suit. Q: What’s good enough for Australia and Ireland but not England? A: Standardised/plain packaging of tobacco products. I was delighted for the people of Ireland when I read earlier […]
