Fair City star Sorcha is grand marshal at parade

LUCAN is gearing up for its St Patrick’s Day parade, and welcomes Sorcha Furlong as their 2023 parade Grand Marshal.

Sorcha will be known to many as Orla Molloy of RTE’s Fair City. The Lucan parade is a free day out for families, and it is run by a group of a non-profit, volunteer lead, organisation, funded by a community grant from South Dublin County Council, donations from Lucan Traders, and various fundraising events held during the year.

Assembly and starting times for the parade at the large green located at Green Park Road/Westbrook Park/Hillcrest Close in Hillcrest (adjacent to Tesco) is from 2pm.

The parade commences at 3pm sharp and proceeds down Dodsboro Road, under the N4 bridge onto the Leixlip Road, past McDonalds, onwards towards The Ball Alley Pub, and into Lucan Village, turning left at Courtneys, past the review stand located outside the Muintir na Tire hall, and disperses up through the village past the Italian Embassy.

The parade takes two hours approximately to complete the route. Road closures are in place from 2pm to 6pm at Dodsboro Road, Tandys Lane, Old Celbridge Road, Lucan Road from the village to St Mary’s Church, Adamstown Road from Courtneys to the N4, no through road through the village.

Chapel Hill will be open for north bound traffic crossing the Liffey Bridge.

Organisers are seeking volunteers to steward the parade on St Patrick’s Day – contact Caroline at 085 2551602 if you are available to help.

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